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Below are a couple of handheld macro shots taken in my back yard. When the bottlebrush tree I am growing begins to break out in blooms, one cannot resist taking some images. [ ] "click the image to

Here are a few of photographs of unopened gazanias that have been focus stacked and merged in Helicon Focus. Even when these flowers are not blooming, they can be quite attractive. "click the image

Here are a couple of shots that I took of Protea flowers growing in my front garden. I particularly like this variety due to its its very velvety texture at the top rim of the flower. The dark fluffy part

Hello everyone, Todays submission shows a few shots of a Gazania floer from my garden. Taken with my macro lens and then processed in Lightroom to achieve a high key effect as well as the opposite. "click

When doing black and white photography, sometimes it is difficult to pick the correct treatment for the image. Every now and then I procrastinate in trying to make up my mind on light or dark. Also whether

A sprig of thyme from a pot on my front balcony was focus stacked and merged in Helicon Focus for this image. "click the image to enlarge" LensSony 90mm macro Settings1/45sec/f4.5/iso800 CameraSony

Hi all, Below are the results of several focus stacked images taken and then merged in Helicon Focus. The detail in the partially opened Dandelion is quite good, if you enlarge the image. I am still practicing

One of my favourite flowers to photograph are Gazanias. Their bright and cheerful colours make me feel happy and contented. Using a macro lens lets me get closer to examine all of the wonderful detail

Went for a walk at Jells Park, which is a local picnic area with a nice lake to walk around. This day, I went equipped with my macro lens to see what I could discover. The park is set in natural bushland,

I brought this lily flower inside so I could take a shot of it using my black ceramic stove top as a background to get a reasonable reflection. "click the image to enlarge" Categoryphotography

A few shots of red hot glowing embers which are starkly contrasted by the black of the burnt wood and the orange flames. "click the image to enlarge" Categoryphotography LensCanon 100mm macro

Three photos wher I was experimenting with HDR type effects on macro shots of an Agapanthus flower about to bloom. "click the image to enlarge" Categoryphotography LensCanon 100mm macro Settings1/45

Wandering around my back yard in search of macro inspiration, I came across this old screw covered in a spider web. Having found nothing more interesting, I made the decision to make this my subject.

A really close up photograph taken with my camera fitted with a microscope lens which is around a 4X magnification. The image is the reult of a number of photographs that were focus stacked and merged

Here are a couple of macro photographs looking into the centre parts of Cineraria flowers. They must be slightly different varieties, as the middles are really different in structure. Having a macro lens

A bee descends onto an unopened bottlebrush flowers and goes about trying to get the stamen to poke out so it can harvest the nectar. Maybe it will have to wait until the flower is ready. "click the

Todays photographs are of a couple of autumn leaves taken with my macro lens. From the vivid red/orange to the yellow/brown colourings, details and textures jump out to show off the intricatsy of each

Here is a focus stacked image of a spoon and strawberry. The images were combined in Helicon Focus and below is the result. By using this method , I have managed to get front to back sharpness and show