Just finished a clean install of windows on my PC so should be up and running today, with a new post with photos from October in the US scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, a snail:
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Bug’s Life.
Last macro insect for now. They all stayed surprisingly still. This one was actually being filmed as I was taking the picture.
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Hemiptera.
Another from the macro studio workshop, hence the black background and no noise. This time a Shield Bug (Hemiptera).
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Anti-leap frog.
The aforementioned frog. Someone was trying to make it leap forward and the rest were trying to capture the moment. I failed so here’s a stationary and probably a little annoyed frog.
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Macro Snails.
Second part of the workshop was macro filming in a makeshift studio. We collected some insects, spiders, worms, a few snails and even a frog and got to practicing.
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Natural (#32030)
One of my first photos of Mia. This is probably the 2nd or 3rd week we’ve had her so she’s around 2 months here and clearly a natural model.
The reason I post this photo in my Chronicles is because it’s unaltered – natural. I bent my flashgun to point at the wall to the left giving nice side lighting. I put a reflector on the right side to brighten up the shadows on the right too.
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Day 7: Bryophyte.
This post concludes Macro Week #3. Next up are some more toy soldiers.
Here I was going for a minimalist, almost studio-like look. Similar set-up to shutterpresser.com/2014/07/19/day-4-thistle with a radial filter brightening the left side along with the moss, to form a gradient.
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Dew
Again, unsure about the technique with these photos. I tried to make the edges of the droplet in focus and sharp. I think that works best.
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Casual Headshot
Another housemate falls victim to my shooting…
This is mostly what I do when we play poker. Perfect time to take photos because they can’t run away from winning the game!
Flash behind him on a radiator… A few adjustments in lightroom helped bring out the dark left side and tone down the forehead.
Just proves that you don’t need a studio to take portraits.
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Shroom
What else do you do with out of date mushrooms?
Wasn’t sure whether it’s better to have the reflection in focus or the droplet. I think it makes more sense with the reflection.
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