Category: Macro
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Macro Week #5 – Day 1: Hung.
Ever since getting the macro lens I’ve been paying attention to flowers more. I love how this vine pours it’s stems down and hooks up with this purple flower.
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Day 6: Isolate.
One of the rare times when I don’t abide by the rule of 3rds. Would also like to send a big Thank You to the (now 101) followers that helped me reach the 100 milestone yesterday – on my birthday! That’s quite some timing!
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Day 5: Unnoticed.
I also didn’t notice the small bug on the stalk when taking the photo and truthfully, if I hadn’t spotted it in Lightroom I wouldn’t have posted the photo. I think it gives a second element to an otherwise ordinary flower photo. I wish I had focused on it a little better, perhaps by lifting my camera to make…
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Day 3: Just.
Pretty lucky with this shot. It isnt that obvious but the moth is actually about to take off. It was obviously accidental and I’m especially lucky with the right comb being in focus. Sadly the scene isnt very exciting so the photo looks quite bland.
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Day 2: Stay or Leave.
I was really looking forward to august since weve had a swarm of butterflies around our buddleia bush last year. I checked up on it every other day for a month and thebest I could catch was this… and it’s not even on that plant. Any lepidopterers on here know anything about this years butterfly…
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Macro Week #4 – Day 1: Among The Dark.
Very disappointed that I clipped the highlights but really wanted to keep the stamen well exposed. I was aiming for a glowing, luminance effect on the flower but didn’t want to overdo it with photoshop (my go-to excuse for not learning PS).
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Day 6: Three Thirds.
Some say the rule of thirds is THE rule, others that it’s overused. I’m agnostic – the rule of thirds applies to some things and not others. All depends on how the subject interacts with the surroundings. Here, I tried to put the flower on the right third but it didn’t quite look right, then…
Maks Swiderek 