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“Layers Of Gold” - Using Reversed Nikkor 50mm 1.4 Lens. 2007-03-12 02:54:04 This image has been posted before, … about a year ago.
It did not transfer during the mass move from Blogger.
Thought I would post it again.
This miniature rose was photographed using the Canon 100mm macro and the Nikkor
50mm 1.4 lens attached in reverse.
The petals already gave a nice layered look about them that is very appealing when viewed normally.
Looking at them with the setup used, it helped to capture that layered look and keeping them at a depth that was pleasing.
This particular rose is actually more of a gold color, but with the lighting used, it turned out a bit more orange.
Still, … &ldquo
;Layers
Of Gold&rdquo
; is how it looked to me when first viewed.
2007 - Michael Brown
* Copying/downloading of images is prohibited.
“Layers Of Gold”
Thanks for looking gang!
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“Choice Sites Of The Week” #5 - Various Photographers / Artists. 2007-03-11 22:10:03 Well first this week, ….. let’s make way for some interesting blog journals!
Now first of all, ….. I simply like this place here!
Joan Perry, “Walk This Way”, is a picture taking, fast walking, often traveling, newspaper reading, tea drinking, heart association supporting, Volunteer Director and the unofficial sidewalk graffiti curator of Charleston, SC. Born in Canada, she grew up in north east India and now lives in the most beautiful city in the world - Charleston, South Carolina.
Check out “Behind The Lens” by Nawfal Nur. Wonderfully interesting images in his “Alien Water” series, … and then you can move on over to his other blog for some more photography and writings.
Howard Grill’s journal “Motivation” has plenty to read, … and there certainly is some interesting stuff can be found there too!
I will have to go back again in the next day or two and read his piece, “Photoshop And The Cr Read more:Choice
, Sites
, Photographers
, Artists
“Rights Grab & RF” - I give up! 2007-03-05 18:51:24 Okay, … you guys know that I have to rant at least once a month about something!
I am no longer surprised with some of the organizations that help to sponsor many of the &ldquo
;rights grab&rdquo
; photography contests that you see today. I guess you can simply say, … “it’s business”.
“Nature’s Best Magazine”, (the best magazine of its kind) has a “Staples” ad on their site promoting a contest called “Hometown Views” photo contest. Just read what one would give up if they enter! Sure, … there is a very nice prize for the grand prize winner, but after that there are some very small prizes and “all entries” (even if you do not win anything) gives Staples a royalty free right to use your photo as they see fit for one year or possibly longer, … and during that time, the owner of that piece can not use it.
I am also not surprised that the judges for this competition is the PPA, “Profe Read more:Rights
“Choice Sites Of The Week” #4 - Various Photographers / Artists. 2007-03-05 03:02:21 “Woodsong Nature Photography” features nature and wildlife images by naturalist/photographer Cindy Mead. Cindy has some outstanding images within her site, and also has a blog journal with plenty of good reading.
“Denis Olivier” is a photographer from Bordeaux, France. Absolutley stunning work can be found at his site, with primarily black & white or sepia images. Really love his stuff!
Do check this out! (I forgot about this site!)
“Common Cents” is an unapologetic, opinionated, and often sarcastic advocate for independent photographers. It will educate, agitate and inform.
“The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” is a list of publications and other clients and their specific dealings with photographers.
Simply select a month, … and enjoy, … maybe even learn a thing or two!
“Chip Forelli” lives in the Delaware Valley area of Pennsylvania. He is a master of beautifully crafted, enigmatic black and white prints w Read more:Choice
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In Search Of Delicate Archways In Macro. 2007-03-20 15:42:42 I thought that I would take a break and come in here today and post something.
Actually, … I can’t do any shooting today, and possibly tomorrow.
I spent the entire day yesterday cutting down some trees for my parents to make way for a driveway, and the chainsaw that I used has given me a case of “jello arms”, so it is not a good idea to try carrying around any tripod and camera gear for a couple of days.
If you have ever spent a full day of using a chainsaw, … then you probably know exactly what I am talking about!
There are a couple of images that I am after this season, … and here is a example of one.
This season, I am trying to capture some images of delicate archways in the world of macro.
Hopefully something a little more delicate than this that you see here.
This is some type of a very small flower that is coming up a bit early this season out in the garden.
It gives you a hint of a archway in macro, with a world in the background that is s Read more:Search
, Macro
Daffodils - A Reflection Of “Me”. 2007-03-26 19:26:24 I was out shooting the other day when a young lady approached me from behind and said &ldquo
;hello, … what are you shooting?&rdquo
;
I turned to see someone who looked like they might still be in college, with a photography vest on, 3 camera bodies and lenses, and a tripod.
I told her that I was shooting some of the daffodils.
She then says, … “they have been done to death!”
She then asks, … “do you honestly think that you can get something different?”
Now, I will not say where that conversation went to, … but needless to say, … her mind was made up!
I can choose to see this world of ours just like everyone else.
I can also choose to see it differently.
It is up to the photographer behind the camera & lens to decide if a certain subject has been “done to death!”
When you are out shooting this season, and come upon something that you have often seen in print or on the web, … still go ahead and shoot it.
Tak Read more:Daffodils
“Choice Sites Of The Week” #6 - Various Photographers / Artists. 2007-03-26 16:44:16 First of all, … a big “thank you” to everyone for visiting.
Will catch back up on some of the comments left the past few weeks in the coming days.
Well, I skipped a week or two of my favorites here at M.A.I.N., so I thought I would come in here and put them up today.
There are many wonderful sites on the internet and excellent online journals with much to read, and wish that I could put them all up at once that I enjoy viewing.
But, ….. I’m kind of busy! (A good thing!!)
So, ….. here goes.
I was immediately drawn into this site as soon as the first page popped up!
Tammy Bergstrom’s site, “ImageOrama”, shows her eye and her love for nature, but also shows that she has her own certain style with other images as well.
I certainly enjoyed this visit!
“Dosia McKay” is a music composer, flutist, and piano player.
Here she shows her other creative side as a graphic artist, dreamer, poet, thinker, and an occasional photograp Read more:Choice
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, Photographers
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Help, .. Social Bookmarking Methods - “What do you guys use?” 2007-03-29 17:46:51 Okay, I admit that my methods of keeping up with you guys who are kind enough to visit, to visit often and leave comments, … well my methods just don’t cut it.
I would like to pay you guys a visit as well but find it hard to keep up!
So, which methods do you use to keep up with all of the blogs/journals?
Is &ldquo
;Del.icio.us&rdquo
; the one that most individuals use to keep track of all of their favorite blogs?
And, do you receive a e-mail everytime that blog owner posts something new? (Don’t think I would want that!)
Just curious on how you guys keep up with everyone.
Thanks for the help!
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, Methods
, Social Bookmarking
Aster Flower - Creative Cropping 2007-03-28 16:49:25 It’s simple.
Give the buyers and designers what they want!
If they have a certain area on a wall that they want to fill, and want to have it cropped, … then let them have it.
Creative cropping of images and “oddball” sizing seems to be the “in thing” to do with designers.
This image was roughly cropped about 25% off the left side, and about 10% off the bottom.
The image was ran through Noise Ninja to help reduce a bit of the noise, then the image was interpolated up to roughly 70mb in size.
Final print size was 72 inches by 38, ….. (if I remember correctly). : )
Now I admit, that the purist/artist sometimes will rear his head up in me, and I will tell them “no”, … there will be no cropping of this particular image. There are certain images that one can become emotionally attached to, and one simply can not change it for anyone!
Most of the time though, … I will give them what they want.
Keeping them happy helps tha
Sharpening By Defining. - Photoshop 2007-03-30 17:45:12 This is a piece that I recently created for a buyer/designer.
(This is not the final product/piece. May be able to show that later.)
They wanted a certain type of floral image, something soft, certain areas that were defined, rich in color, etc.
This image looked good while using the Orton method, giving it the overall feel that they liked.
It still needed some noise reduction, so I ran it through “Noise Ninja” which worked wonders, but it got the fairly well defined petal edges a bit soft. Some “High Pass” sharpening took care of that, bringing them back with a defined edge that I initially had.
But, with the very small grains of pollen, that sharpening did not do much at all.
They were a bit to soft because of the noise reduction. High Pass sharpening did nothing with it, selective sharpening with USM really would not work, … so what did I do?
Easy!
If you want something to look a bit sharper and you really can’t apply any USM or High Pass shar Read more:Photoshop
In The Field, with Paul Lester. 2007-04-01 20:11:22 I pulled up to the International House Of Pancakes yesterday morning, and immediately from that smile he gave, I knew that Paul Lester
was tuned in and ready for the day ahead!
Paul is a software developer from Charlotte, North Carolina and a avid nature photographer.
It has been said many times before, that nature photographers are a easy going group of people, and without a doubt, … Paul fits that bill!
We both chowed down, hopped in the cars, and Paul followed me a few miles down the road to the Clemson Sandhill Research & Education Center to start our day of photography.
The recent cool spell in our weather seemed to have put nature on hold just a bit, as I noticed that there were not as many birds, mammals, insects, or even some of the flora seemed to have put on the brakes.
Still, we went on, as nature always has something to show you, and much of it we just had to slow down and tune ourselves into it.
“Paul Lester”
At the Clemson Research Center we manag Read more:Field
Road Trip Anyone? 2007-04-03 17:35:18 While Paul Lester and I were out shooting this past weekend at “Singing Oakes Gardens”, a thought ran through my head.
Was wondering if there are enough individuals who visit here, those who are lucky enough to live in the Carolinas, who would be willing to get together for a full day of shooting in a national display garden that is absolutley filled with color? A garden that has been featured in magazines numerous times and a few times on national television as well!
At peak season in this particular garden, which is about 6 weeks from now, there will be “thousands” of daylily blooms on full display, ranging from flowers that are 2 inches in size right on up to 10-12 inches in size. Some daylilies grow from 10 inches in height, right on up to around 40 inches in height.
Then the colors will grab you.
From pink, purple, red, yellow, peach, lavender, gold, cream, and a whole bunch more colors, to those colors that are blending within the flower. Awesome!
It is Read more:Anyone
, Road Trip
Awesome News - “New Online Option for Copyright Registration” 2007-04-05 02:50:58 What a pain in the butt is has been to register the copyright to your images, but coming this summer in 2007, you will able to register everything and make your payments for those registrations online.
Take a look! &ldquo
;U.S. Copyright Office - Online Services&rdquo
;
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Nature - Witnessing Salvation. 2007-04-08 16:52:35 I opened up the back door on this Easter morning with a cup of coffee in my hands, stepping outside to get a bit of fresh air.
It is a very crisp, very cool morning.
I had only been standing there for a few seconds on the back porch, when I heard a hurried sound coming from the left.
Never having a chance to turn my head to see what was coming, a red tailed hawk hit a dove right in its back, no more than 4 feet from my face. It was more like a hard punch in the dove’s back, as the dove quickly made a small turn just as he got hit, … probably saving it.
The dove cuts to the right and around the corner of the house, the hawk makes a graceful climb and lands in the top of a large elm tree.
I just witnessed salvation!
I was thinking as I poured myself a second cup of coffee this morning, that with every stroke of my heart, there is also salvation.
Today, ….. I think that I will have myself a good day!
Best wishes to all,
Mike
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