Experimenting with Macros without a Macro Lens

19 October 2010
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Experimenting with Macros without a Macro Lens

I came across this article on Photojojo about using your existing lens and turning it around to use it as a macro lens. This wasn’t the first time I’ve encountered this technique, but finally, I decided to put it into action. In that article, it said to take your existing lens off your camera,...
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Project #365 Day 194 – Green and Black

22 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 194 – Green and Black

I played with colour and light, and upped the black intensity in combination with getting as close as I could to the palm leaf.
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Project #365 Day 193 – Green Blobs, Yellow Speckles, and Splashes of Red

21 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 193 – Green Blobs, Yellow Speckles, and Splashes of Red

I've mentioned before that we have a few croton plants in our garden. I love them - they're colourful and interesting to look at, methinks, and even lovelier after a good rain. :) ...
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Project #365 Day 192 – Papaya Leaf

20 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 192 – Papaya Leaf

This is a papaya leaf from the volunteer papaya tree growing in our front yard. We still don't know whether it's a boy plant, a girl plant, or a bisexual/hermaphrodite plant.
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Project #365 Day 191 – Chameleon! Again!

19 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 191 – Chameleon! Again!

I've had a LOT of chameleon visitors lately. ... A hint that I need to keep taking photos of them until I get it right? Did they lay eggs somewhere in our garden?
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Project #365 Day 190 – Splish Splash Take Two

18 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 190 – Splish Splash Take Two

A few days ago, I wrote about a water drop experiment and showed the resulting images . If you're interested in playing with water drop photography, read this link - it'll explain one way it can be done. ......
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Project #365 Day 189 – Front Door

17 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 189 – Front Door

Today's photo is of the front door of our house. I ran across a weekly themed photographic challenge over at Spain Daily through my friend Lynn Rutz's photoblog , and I'm hoping...
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Project #365 Day 188 – Contortionist Barbie

17 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 188 – Contortionist Barbie

But every time I try to think "Contortionist Squirrel", it comes out as "Contortionist Barbie". Sue me. :) Yup, squirrels hang out a lot around our house. ... And since they don't cause any bad behavior as long as they...
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Project #365 Day 187 – Small Change

17 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 187 – Small Change

This is some of the loose change that's been hanging around. We have coins from Canada, the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka (of course), and who knows where else. ...
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Project #365 Day 186 – Splish Splash, I Was Takin’ a Bath…

12 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 186 – Splish Splash, I Was Takin’ a Bath…

Nikon D90, 105mm focal length, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 3200, no flash There's a tutorial over at Digital Photography School, which is, by the way, a cool photographic website, on water droplet photography...
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Project #365 Day 185 – Redo: Doorknob

11 March 2010
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Project #365 Day 185 – Redo: Doorknob

Redo. 1/10 sec at f/5.6, 85mm focal length, ISO 3200, no flash. ... Personally, I'm inclined to agree that the photo needed a redo, and I like the second better. ... Unfortunately, I...
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