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Zenza Bronica GS-1
Zenzanon PG 100mm f3.5 + 10 diopter macro filter
Fuji Acros Neopan 100 asa
Canoscan 9000f
Developed at home in caffenol cm (sepia hue is due to scanning as color film)
The colours in this image are from a piece of patterned card placed behind the container of water (a black frying pan!), with an off camera flash directed at the card.
went out yesterday to give my macro gear a run out for this year, the wind got up very blustery a crap day, this is the best i could do on the day, ah well always another day.
My hands are not as steady as they once were, so this macro came out somewhat blurry, but I loved the shading and hidden light in it, so I played around with it to save it. I like the result, even if a bit too noisy.
I added bokeh to give it some additional interest, and used an Orton-like filter in post processing to redden the tones a little, since the flower was more red on the outside than pink, but photographed very magenta.
Details were brought up using a sharpen tool and mascara tool, as well as an eyebright tool on some of the stamen parts. I used a noiseware program to help with the noise the sharpening brought up, as well as an airbrush tool in select areas around the center of the flower.
Bear in mind this is an art piece, as you can see by the poor quality of the SOOC shot. I enjoy salvaging something from nothing, and this certainly was a nothing shot!
Went to Boots, bought some glycerin, got home, set up lights, camera and took a picture.
Hope you enjoy it
Stephen
Should be viewed large. I have been trying to photograph one of these for some time and finally succeeded. They are very difficult to sneak up on with those massive eyes!
14 March 2011
Seems I'm going through an eye phase. First the cat's on Saturday, and now mine. I wonder who'll be next...
Dedicated to Anna Utkina (Anna Utkina Photography - www.flickr.com/photos/amareno/) in order to thank her for her kind comments
- Essai en macro
Rainbow lorikeet. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. There are not many things or creatures more beautiful than nature - in this case a brightly coloured bird.
Not a true macro as the bird is too shy to allow me to get closer.
A good friend of mine found this moth and I was instantly captivated by its fine textures and detail. I cupped it in my hands all the way home. I took so much care with it because I knew that I was holding something that would produce a beautiful image.
Camera: Pentax K-x
Lens: smc PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED on extension tubes
Shutter speed: 1/400th of a second
Aperture: ?
ISO: 400