Archive for the ‘Macro’ Category
Catch of the Day
After a long day (started at 2.30 a.m. when some clown set off the fire alarm in our hotel) we have travelled by plane, train and automobile (in that order) from London to the Catalan coast for a walking holiday. After a such a day there was little energy left to do more than find […]
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Summer’s End
The end of summer is in sight – at least so far as the weather is concerned, it seem s more like autumn than summer. The flowers seem to think so as well. These Shasta Daisies are reminders of how ephemeral all life is. I find these fading flowers rather moving. Both these shots were […]
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Harvest Time
It’s that time of the year now. The combines have just started and will keep going, all night if necessary, to bring the harvest in. This is mostly what’s planted round here, barley – excellent in beer and for malting for whisky! and, as you might expect, I think it works in black and white […]
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Broom Pod
Brooms are legumes, which is to say that they are related to beans and similar plants. This is easy to see when the seed pods have formed. I was experimenting with a new B&W setting on my GX200 when I took this macro on the shores of Loch Leven. Since this was a jpeg there […]
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Blown Leaf
This Horse Chestnut leaf was one of main blown from trees in Glen Tilt in recent high winds. It provided ontrasting shapes, colours and textures from the ground. This was simply converted. Contrast boosted by using levels, Definition to maximum to bring out the differences in texture. A slight s-curve added further depth and it […]
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Bumble Bee
This bee was seen clinging on to the Ragged Robin in breezy conditions. However, as it just clung there and didn’t move at all I wonder if it had died while feeding on the plant and remained locked in place by rigor mortis. Cropped square from a file converted in RPP, the principal adjustments were […]
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Raindrops like diamonds
Back from a business trip to the south of England, I was greeted with light rain back in Scotland. However, once it has passed there are great opportunities with the light. Cropped square, the main issue was to make sure that the flowers’ colour did not end up over saturated. To get round this maximum […]
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Clover Flower
This is an experiment with a manually focused macro lens that allowed me to get within an a couple of inches of this clover flower in our lawn. The camera was resting on the ground and the shutter was on delayed release. Cropped square, heavy recovery was needed to bring the background sky highlights back. […]
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Robin in Hiding
Ragged Robin is a very common wildflower round here. However, I rather liked the idea that this one was hiding away in a wood, a bit like Robin Hood. I had a very wide aperture in order to limit focus to the Ragged Robin. Reduced exposure and full Recovery was needed for the pale flowers. […]
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Hostas
Our hostas, one of my wife’s favourite plants are just starting to bloom. They are great for photography as well, with their architectural leaves a boon for black and white photography. Colour is better for their flowers, here with the evidence of a recent rain storm. These required quite a bit of recovery to bring […]
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One Picture, One Day 