This past week week we had a few foggy days with cooler temps which usually creates a frosted wonderland. Although I did not have the chance to really take advantage of the phenomenon, I did capture a few images and went out a couple of days later to try macro photography on what was left of the frost.
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Once again it’s time to go play in the attic. My old windows have a talent for displaying amazing patterns of frost in the winter and I love taking my camera and macro lens up there to explore and photograph the resulting art. After a bit of interpretation on my part, the patterns take on a different look than when they are on the glass.
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Shot indoors, a multi-image stack converted in Silver Efex Pro 2. My learning process continues with macro photography and image stacking. I’ve learned that to edit in Camera Raw and/or Lightroom before I export as JPEGS before I import into … Continue reading
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The detail that nature creates for our enjoyment is always a source of amazement to me. Frost and snowflakes are just two of the incredible ways winter manifests itself for our entertainment.
Winter writes a cryptic note, pretty sure it means more snow and cold.
I am continuing to play around with macro photography and after finding this feather thought it would make an interesting subject to work with. At this time I am not using focus stacking, that comes next. I included the ruler shot for scale, it’s in mm, which in this case is about 5/8th inch.
Taking a closer look at a Bonsai azalea.
When the sunrise doesn’t rise to the occasion, it’s time to look elsewhere for inspiration. On this day, it was the frost on the rocks. I plan to work on the technique to increase the depth of focus.
Canon 5D MkIV, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, ISO 50, 100mm, f/7.1, 0.3 sec.
I’m working on a concept at the moment, haven’t quite captured the effect I’m after, but getting close. Will keep trying till I figure it out.
