Posts Tagged ‘Macro’

Even dying tulips have beauty.

Parks helped pick today’s top three.  I am always blown away at how good his eye is, as well as his ability to intellectually verbalize the reasoning behind his decisions.  Below are the runners up and please feel free to offer any feedback.

I haven’ posted a picture of the day in a while, so I felt it was time to delve through the pics and deliver some photographic goodness.  P was the judge and jury tonight and, little did he know, he chose the photo that HE actually took!  I’d forgotten I had this pic.  Normally, I would have erased ANY close-up pictures of myself, but for some odd reason I like it.  Despite looking old and haggard, I think the composition is great.  P has a wonderful eye and one of these days….next week sometime…I will post a :”P’s Pictures of Awsumness Blog”.   So without further ado…..

Black and White is Happy

by the Parkenator

The rest, the runners up, are my work.  I especially love this shot of my niece.  Everyone loves pictures of babies, right? This picture could have gone a little portraity on me, but looking from the perspective of her big O’ bald head just seems soft, and innocent.  I was afraid the camera’s shutter click would wake her, and ruin my shot and my peace and quiet.  I was absolutely right, and was lucky the first one was a good one.

I couldn’t post a picture of the day without including a pretty flower.

I was, once again, playing around with some lighting effects.  Shockingly, I had white tulips on hands (cuz they’re not one of my favorites or anything). So I thought, “How about absence of color, color?”.  I think it turned out nice.  I really am wanting to improve my macro shooting.  So if anyone has any suggestions, hints, tips, anything….lemme know.

To me, photography isn’t necessary the image itself but the   emotion each image creates.  Sure, some of the images can be a little generic.  I mean, how many gnarly trees can one see before it’s just a tree?  Nope, trees are like people.  Each are different.  Each one reflects the mood in which he is surrounded.  My trees were having a meet-up along an old fence.  The fence kept noting in particular in or out, but these old men trees were keeping watch.

Well, I’m  trying to post a “Photo of the Day” but maybe I should change it to Photo’S’ of the Day.  I just can’t seem to narrow it down to one favorite daily shot. I wanted a super-awesome new background to my blog .  Therefore, today’s challenge was to get a good photograph of my birthday Orchid (mission accomplished!).

It was definitely a ‘favorite flower’ kind of day.  My mother brought me my favorite daisies for the kitchen table, and I just had to shoot them! I especially  love taking closeups of plants and  flowers. Although, macro shots of plants are absolutely a joy to me, some may find the subject tiresome. If that is the case.  then go peruse flickr for neato stop actions and some over-photo shopped goodies to satisfy your pretentiousness.  Otherwise, enjoy my photos of the day and let me know what you like or don’t like (besides the subject matter).  I need input people! Wenders talks to imaginary readers cuz she haz none .

Here are a few more of my favorites of the day.

To see the whole lot:   

http://picasaweb.google.com/wenderflonium/Daisies# and

http://picasaweb.google.com/wenderflonium/Orchids#