After watching and photographing the slow unfurling of the cyclamen bud and flower, went to walk the dogs. Upon our return, sudden wings! This is a closeup looking up at the tiny, tiny fruit of a cyclamen flower—a round pod that opens with 5 flaps at maturity and containing numerous sticky, amber seeds. Such fine [...]
Testing new extension tubes
Poppy stamens and fluff closeup. Three brand new (one hour old!) Kenko extension tubes on the macro lens. UPS delivered the set from Adorama.com at 8 p.m. Good fun during a (lovely) rainy week. Rain feels good for the soul and dry mountains; tough on camera parts. The link has a mini-video about how the [...]
Red!
After shooting (without killing) a lusty red amaryllis plant yesterday and posting to my RedBubble sales account, I began to ponder. Does the sharp detail err on the side of masculine? A quick perusal of others’ photos reveals shallow depth-of-field photos, blurred intentionally using the Orton effects, and then covered by a layer of texture. [...]
Good grief, I won something
‘Twas just a wee photo challenge – flowers in a vase. And these weren’t even technically in a vase; rather, the tulips (image, far left) grew from bulbs in the vase. Still, apparently the challenge winner won a spot on the RedBubble home page. That short appearance resulted in more than 2,000 hits or views [...]