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Storage box lid, well used, with transparent and translucent panels molded at different heights.
Pattern and backlight illumination from my tablet.
Black grape. A slice (about 2mm thick) placed on my mobile phone screen acting as a light box.
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A translucent cover over a Philishave razor, which has had a red light placed behind the head, seen coming through the cutting head.
Exploring layering flowers in watercolour. Another work in progress I may just ruin with the next layer or 3 >_<
Happy Friday my friends xx
Cortinarius croceus ? (Gelbblättrige Hautkopf). Massenberg, Leoben, Steiermark, Austria. Meyer Görlitz Lydith 3.5/30 @3.5.
Plastic dog figurine, from my dog figures collection (it's about 5 cm tall, the head is about 1,5 cm long)
Macro Mondays - theme: "Translucent"
This lone tulip revealed itself to me on a short photo walk in a small park. I was photographing something else and almost stepped on it, but fortunately I saw it in time.
The sun was very low in the sky and the little flower was bathing in the evening light.
I was very happy to have stopped and taken a stroll through that park, It yielded a few shots that I might post here in the future.
But when I came back the next day to see if I can improve upon this shot, the tulip was gone and all that remained was the stem.
Leitz Summicron-R 50mm f2 on Sony A7c with an extension ring.
Another tiny Mycena mushroom growing on the moss covered branch of a tree. With the day being wet and overcast there was only dim light under the tree cover. We are seeing some Bioluminescence here, like something from the deep oceans. (Thank you Wikipedia...)
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, natural light, SOOC, no crop.
While editing this shot of a plaster cast putto or cherub (contre-jour and, hence, translucent; Leica M8, Elmar 90/4) it occurred to me that translucency was the first step in the evolution of the eye. Our pre-Cambrian multicellular ancestors developed "eye spots" that allowed them to distinguish between dark and bright areas. And, if things went well, even to guess where the light came from. For many creatures this is enough to survive. Snails, for example, are still on this level. Photographers would not be happy with this. They want a lot more than translucency, namely transparence, to look through a lens and see clearly what is out there. The optical principle of the camera is mimicking our eyes - we (and lots of other creatures) have got "camera eyes". They are extremely useful. Guaranteeing survival they do not. Hundreds of species having camera eyes have perished. Snails are still going strong.
Interesting theme this week that had me wondering if Unilever are right to call their "Pears" soap "transparent" (rather than "translucent"). As far as I'm concerned, their description stamped on the product just doesn't wash with me! Anyway, I quite like the stuff - here lit from behind with a torch.
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Happy Macro Mondays to you all!
Macro of the etched design of a tealight candle holder. It was backlit by a diffused iPhone flashlight.
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The measurement from side to side (including negative space) is slightly less than 2.5". "Magic Tape" is 3/4" wide.
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