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Misc. Macro

So I think like many others mentioned on the blog, I was looking all week for things to photograph up close. Here are some things I shot, and of course the others are on fotothing. Have a good night all!

I found myself looking for objects every where I went all week looking for things to shoot. This first picture is of a lilly in my front flower bed. I was waiting for it to open all week. I think I was able to capture good lighting on this one.

This second picture is of an elephant ear. I've been raising this plant all season. I think the rain drops add to all the textures in this leaf.

I've learned if I intend to take many more macro pictures, I'll need to update my powershot from a 450 to a 750. I can get in close and get a clear picture on my viewer, however the shutter is very delayed and causes a lot of shake making some of the macro shots blurry. Unfortunately after lengthy reading of my manual, there isn't a way to increase the shutter speed. Anyone have any suggestions?

Summer rain.

Macro 2.0 - The Art of Being

This is a tag off of a new t-shirt of mine.

I used my job's scanner which helped grasp the full texture of the tag and fiber of the string.

Week 5 close up

Pretty violet

Week 5 Close up

Looks like a spider web

Around the Milford Green

Wish there was a bee in this flower

Was at a friend's house today for his graduation party (Albertus Magnus Class of 2008)! Found some photo ops at his party for our assignment. Felt a little ironic - homework at a graduation party!! LOL!! If it wasn't for taking this class, I don't think I would have even taken the time to notice the opportunity for this picture (the bee above).

Below picture......basketball anyone???

Portrait!

Jessica Sandler took this class last summer and she just wrote to tell me she is still uploading to Fotothing and enjoying working on the projects from Photo 1.... She said I could share this with you...

Hi Jerry! I uploaded a new series of Ryan by the window picture and wanted
to share with you. I think this will become our summer time tradition!
Thank you for the inspiration!

Hope all is well...

Miss photography class!!!

Jessica Sandler

Here is one of her recent pieces....

Notice how she is using light well (remember every assignment is all about how light works) See how light falls across Ryan's face?... As you work on your portrait assignment, take your time, allow the subject to calm down, see light fall on the face, consider a b and w or sepia conversion, simplify your background, and did I say take your time??? :-)

Pets are really much harder to do as they don't follow directions so well... This portrait would be even stronger if Jess waited 1 second more for Ryan's mouth to relax.... Notice that soft indirect window light makes this work so well... direct sun will always blow out the skin tones and make the shadows too dark....

Macro at it's best.....

I am pleased to introduce our cat Ozzy - he is a Lilac Point Himalayin. I am so pleased with this photo, I keep turning the camera on just to look at it. So let me tell you how this was taken. Ozzy was laying on the couch (as he does everyday) with a picture window in back of him, there was some light coming through.... I knew I wanted to take a picture of him and thought this would be the perfect opportunity. My boyfriend held him and his face firmly as I snapped away and this was the result of what transpired. The second shot is of a flower bush that we have on the side of our house, thought the colors in this were pretty and it was a nice shot to post. Hope you all like these shots as much as me.

Sherry

Week 4 one more

I thought this one was cool

Week 4 Shadows

Some from outside.
I thought all the fence pics were boring.

Shadows Week 4

Just a few around the house.

Starburst of colors.

2 busy bees in the early morning sun.

Details, details, details (or more formally known as, the macro project.)

Hey everyone --

These two shows were taken Friday at a friend's house in Stamford before heading to Shea Stadium to see the Yanks destroy the Mets.

This egg just so happened to be sitting on an old, dirty, lawn chair on the back porch. I like the way the dirt on the chair blended nicely with the color of the egg.





The second of a Spalding baseball mitt. Play ball!


~Rich

Jail Weed

Did you ever think a weed can be so interesting and

cool looking up close?

Hello Everyone,

Everyone is taking very imaginative and great photos. I enjoy getting close and taking these Macro pictures as well and wanted to invite a few of our smaller friends. So I got as close as I could without scaring them away and took these around my home. Please check Fotothing as well.

Shadows

Shadows from the railing on my back porch onto the deck.

~Digital Portraits~
I know I'm ahead a week, but I will be away on vacation in Virginia Beach next week.


My model of course is my American Eskimo ~Dixie Nakita~
She was named this because she came from the south, (Dixie)
and because in Sioux Indian - Nakita means wandering white wolf.
She was a stray that adopted us.


These pictures were taken at her level off of my kitchen floor by our slider glass window. The only white object that I could get to stay steady enough was a bag of styrafoam plates - which you can see in the background here. They reflected some light, enough to gleam through her fur.


As you can see, it's about nap time for her and these are the most quiet looks
she will ever show. She's usually a bounding ball of white fur, even at her ripe old age of 10.

The locals here in our home town have various names for her:
Barrel (slightly over weight in the past - and when she runs you can imagine the waddle)
Polar (this picture shows her abomidable snowman heritage)
Dixie Dog (Affectionately)
Digger (gardens are not safe in our neighborhood)
Boom Boom (afraid of lightning, she'll run for cover and "boom, boom" through everything until she's safe)

Something a little different from another perspective!

Dixie dog in the pond again!


Hey Jerry, Dixie wanted to make her formal aquaintance with you and show you how happy she would be to "doggy sit" your pond in your yard. This is how she "doggy sits" a pond (not very lady-like might I add). Every once and a while a frog or turtle might become victim as one of her play things, but she's an avid fisher and can dive like a white submarine to get the bass.

She was soooo happy to hear of a brand new play place that she wanted to show you her "Northford Famous" country-girl smile. All of our friends get a kick out of her funny faces.

After our vigorous tromp through the pond, Dixie and I went garden jumping at our neighbors place. I believe this is an onion blossom. So pretty for something that is so smelly.

We couldn't pass up this gorgeous daisy in the twilight sun.

Macro-Wk 5

Right in our own backyard, or is it our front? This was taken on our Albertus Campus. I've been walking by the arrangement for several weeks admiring them, little did I know I would be taking a picture for our class.

In fact, I asked our teacher how do we take close ups without losing the integrity? Macro - beautiful answer!