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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.
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.
Noticed this spider out of the corner of my eye one evening; it had taken up residence in a lamp, which made for some interesting photos. I would've liked to have seen it catch something...that could add another element to the shot
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!
Broken chert lies on the floor of Paton’s Hole near Beaver Creek north of Shell, Wyoming. The chert is often translucent, blushish gray and can have a blue sheen. In my family it is called “Beaver Creek Blue”. It is often stained by iron and manganese oxides but its color is visible when broken or cut.
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Macro Mondays: Translucent
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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For a fleeting moment a Mycenoid mushroom growing among moss sporangia on the forest floor is illuminated by a ray of autumn sunshine.
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Olympus EM1 and Olympus 60 mm f2.8 lens
For the Macro Monday theme "Handmade" (December 916th 2019)
Made by fusing natural things such as grass, leaves and stems with molten glass on a bed of sand. Here the overall effect is both natural and abstract, and the 17x15cm square slab of glass glows, translucent in the sunshine. I've shot a 5x4cm segment here (see the shot in the first comment field for the whole block)
The glass artist, Elin Isaksson, makes sand-cast individual pieces as part of her work.
If you are interested to see more, Gallery Heinzel Here has more of her work that her own website ;o)
HMM to everyone, and have a happy week ahead ;o)
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Macro of the etched design of a tealight candle holder. It was backlit by a diffused iPhone flashlight.
Macro Mondays
Translucent
Once again complementary colours hold this composition together. But the real attraction to me is the way the sunlight shines through those leaves.
In summer the woods becomes dense and opague. As leaves begin to fall, our eyes can penetrate further and further. Autumn foliage becomes translucent. The winter forest is transparent.
The distant canopy is dominated by sugar maples, turning shades of scarlet and gold early. The beech saplings closer to the camera change colour later, soft gold with a peachy blush.
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Haven't taken that many photos recently. I've been trying to watch more movies and books that I never opened after purchasing. Also working on finding more freelance jobs cause favs and views aren't paying bills (I wish that were the case tho...)
I "watched" this movie called 'Origin' but it was so mindnumpingly bad that I had to leave the theater after 45 minutes. A movie critic on RogerEberts website gave it a 4 out of 4 but the average movie-goer gave it 1-2 stars (I gave it 1/2 a star out of 5). I don't mind movies with a slow pace but this movie just had a terrible script.