Hello #Hive friends!... Earlier today I set off on a country road to the west of town, carrying my camera on my backpack with my macro lens attached. My intention was to take some insects macro shots and maybe some on flowers.... But fate conspired to give me some different pictures.
隆Hola amigos de #Hive!... Hoy temprano sal铆 rumbo hacia alg煤n camino rural hacia el oeste del pueblo, llevando en mi mochila mi c谩mara junto con mi objetivo macro colocado. Mi intenci贸n era la de hacer algunas macro fotograf铆as de insectos y quiz谩s algunas flores... Pero el destino conspir贸 para regalarme algunas fotos distintas.
馃摲 01 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/14 | 1/320s | ISO 640 | FLASH -1.3 EV
The first interesting thing I found was one of these huge Cephalotes atratus ants, which often make colonies in holes in old trees. I immediately took some photos and set out to follow one of these ants to find the entrance to its colony. But immediately I started to like the shapes of the bark around this insect... So, a couple of minutes later I was photographing tree bark without being able to stop. 馃槀馃悳
La primera cosa interesante que encontr茅 fue una de estas enormes hormigas Cephalotes atratus, las cuales suelen hacer colonias en los agujeros de los arboles viejos. De inmediato hice algunas fotos y me dispuse a seguir a una de estas hormigas para encontrarla entrada a su colonia. Pero de inmediato comenzaron a gustarme las formas de la corteza alrededor de este insecto... As铆 que, un par de minutos despu茅s me encontraba fotografiando cortezas de 谩rboles sin poder detenerme. 馃槀馃悳
馃摲 02 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/7.1 | 1/320s | ISO 400 | NO FLASH
馃摲 03 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/4.5 | 1/2000s | ISO 320' | NO FLASH
I love photographing the shapes, textures and that "relief" provided by the bark of old trees... And I was even fascinated to discover a small lizard watching me when I took Photo 02 (you can see it almost in the center of that image). I don't know their species, but they are relatively common here.
Amo fotografiar las formas, las texturas y ese "relieve" que proporcionan las cortezas de los 谩rboles viejos... E inclusive, qued茅 fascinado al descubrir una peque帽a lagartija observ谩ndome cuando hice la Foto 02 (pueden observarla casi al centro de esa imagen). Desconozco su especie, pero son relativamente comunes aqu铆.
馃摲 04 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/4.5 | 1/400s | ISO 320' | NO FLASH
馃摲 05 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/4.5 | 1/320s | ISO 320' | NO FLASH
Curiously, I didn't know exactly what settings were good for these types of photos, but since they are taken at a relatively short distance (less than 60 cm in many cases) I decided to use settings similar to those I use for some street portraits... apertures from f/7.1 to f/5 and that was quite efficient for me, at least from my point of view.
Curiosamente, no sab铆a exactamente cuales settings eran buenos para este tipo de fotos, pero como son tomadas a una distancia relativamente corta (menor a 60 ctms en muchos casos) decid铆 usar ajustes similares a los que uso en algunos retratos de calle... aperturas de f/7.1 a f/5 y eso me result贸 bastante eficiente, al menos desde mi punto de vista.
馃摲 06 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/4.5 | 1/1250s | ISO 320' | NO FLASH
That particular world of shapes in the crusts is something that I could become obsessed with if I let myself be carried away by the impressive diversity that there is to photograph. So when the time came, I decided to look for an alternative within the same tonic, but that were not just "tree barks" because I thought of sharing something more diverse.
Ese mundo particular de formas en las cortezas, es algo quepude llegar a obsesionarme si me dejo llevar por la impresionante diversidad que hay para fotografiar. As铆 que llegado el momento, opt茅 por buscar alguna alternativa dentro de la misma t贸nica, pero que no fuesen solo "cortezas de 谩rboles" pues pens茅 en compartir algo m谩s diverso.
馃摲 07 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/14 | 1/320s | ISO 640 | FLASH -1.3 EV
That's how I found these thorns of a tree commonly called "Habillo" (Hura polyandra) which seemed fabulous to photograph. So I decided to treat them as if they were insects and take a macro photo using my own settings to photograph some critter that I could have found in a dark place in the forest, with an aperture of f/14 and using the built-in flash sparingly (-1.3 EV).
As铆 fue como encontr茅 estas espinad de un 谩rbol llamado com煤nmente "Habillo" (Hura polyandra) las cuales me parecieron fabulosas para fotografiar. Entonces opt茅 por tratarlas como si fuesen insectos y hacer una macro foto utilizando ajustes propios para fotografiar alg煤n bicho que hubiese podido encontrarme en un lugar obscuro del bosque, con una apertur f/14 y usando el flash incorporado de forma comedida (-1.3 EV).
馃摲 08 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/7.1 | 1/1000s | ISO 640 | NO FLASH
In search of variety, I had my eye on this spot of lichenized fungus as well (photo 08).
En b煤squeda de variedad, le ech茅 el ojo a esta mancha de hongo liquenizado tambi茅n (foto 08)
馃摲 09 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/4.5 | 1/1600s | ISO 320 | NO FLASH
Sharpening the look, quite exotic things begin to appear. Like this wall of clayey earth full of holes whose origin is totally unknown to me. I didn't see any insects coming out of them, nor did I see any birds making them... But these are certainly good for one of these weird abstract photos! 馃槑馃摲
Aguzando la mirada, comienza a aparecer cosas bastante ex贸ticas. Como esta pared de tierra arcillosa repleta de agujeros cuyo origen me es totalmente desconocido. No vi salir ning煤n tipo de insectos de ellos, tampoco alg煤n ave realiz谩ndolos... 隆Pero estos indudablemente son buenos para una de estas extra帽as fotos abstractas! 馃槑馃摲
馃摲 10 | Nikon D7000 | 100 MM | f/4.5 | 1/800s | ISO 320 | NO FLASH
I will close this publication with this photo (10) of a flirt, or moss?... I'm not good to differentiating them, but the truth is that this has grown in the damp earth under the leaf litter on the edges of the road. Its colors are certainly attractive and a demonstration of how many things can be found if one looks carefully here.
Cerrar茅 esta publicaci贸n con esta foto (10) de un liguen 驴O musgo?... No soy muy bueno para diferenciarlos, pero lo cierto es que este ha crecido en la tierra humedecida bajo la hojarasca de los bordes del camino. Sus colores son ciertamente atractivos y una demostraci贸n de cuantas cosas se pueden hallar si uno observa cuidadosamente aqu铆.
TECHNICAL NOTE: All the photos were taken with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera and a Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO lens using RAW as the base format and later processing with Adobe Camera Raw. The exported JPGs are manipulated with Photoshop and occasionally with PhotoScape 3.6.2. for effects of contrast variations, adding vignettes, minor adjustments, and watermarks.
NOTA TECNICA: Todas las fotos fueron realizadas con mi c谩mara DSLR Nikon D7000 y un lente Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO usando como formato base el RAW y posteriormente procesado con Adobe Camera Raw. Los JPG exportados son manipulados con Photoshop y ocasionalmente con PhotoScape 3.6.2. para efectos de variaciones de contraste, agregado de vi帽etas, ajustes menores y marcas de agua.
Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!
隆Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!
@jlinaresp"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.
"Hacemos fotograf铆as para comprender lo que nuestras vidas significan para nosotros mismos." - Ralph Hattersley.
Camera: Nikon D7000 | Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
C谩mara: Nikon D7000 | Objetivo: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Montalb谩n, Carabobo, Venezuela.