Autumn heather (Erica vagans) wet focus stacked
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Two hover flies (Syrphidae) on a Kamelia flower
Camera setup:
Sony A7C
Laowa 85mm macro
Godox v350s
DIY flash diffuser
Jello ball orbeez with Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) and water droplets
Wet hover fly (Syrphidae) on a thistle with a black background
It was raining so there’s a drop on its head. I used a strong camera flash and low ISO so the background became dark.
Green sprout drop Yummy Heaven shines through refraction
I placed a water drop on a green sprout and a Yummy Heaven candy bag behind and this is the result. I also took several pictures and focus stacked them so the entire plant is in focus.
Continue readingGreen thorned leaf HDR
I don’t know what they are called but they are pretty with some HDR tone mapping.
Jellyball Yummy Heaven candy bag refraction macro
Jellyball with a Yummy Heaven candy bag behind. I took several shots and stacked them in Helicon Focus. Taken with a Sony A7C and a Laowa 85mm 2:1macro lens.
Branches of a tree near Dr. Dedichens park HDR
Branches of a tree near Dr. Dedichens park. I took three pictures with different exposure and blended them together in Photomatix. This way I can bring forward both the sky and the darker tree trunks.
Wet black feather on purple background
Marmalade hoverfly on pink flower macro photo
I caught a hoverfly on a pink flower. I used manual focus and focus highlights and took several shots and one came out very good. I forgot to set shutter speed to 1/160 so the edge of its eyes are a bit ghosted.
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