Lichens

As it was a very wet day yesterday, I decided to try some macrophotography on the lichens that I had collected from Toft Wood. These were on a black tile with black background lit by LED light. Probably better if the lichen are dry as the water has picked up a lot of reflections or lit from the side as in the first specimen  - work in progress for rainy days!!

Fun with Fruit at Toft PG

Toft Photo Group had an evening of story telling and close-up photography with fruit, vegetables and mini figures. We start with a sunbathing afternoon brought to a halt by a sudden shower while a burglar gets away with the loot stranding his victims on top of giant tomatoes. 

"Little Things ........" Project

At our April CC workshop, we discussed making miniature landscapes given that we cannot travel during the crisis. Here is one attempt using blue crystals that we had grown last year, some miniature figures and a backdrop of an ice cave from Iceland - one of my all-time favourite experiences. Two different techniques - first is taken at F16 and second is a focus stack of 25 images at F2.8 plus one at F16 - surprised it would stack them but has resulted in just the right amount of background detail but good separation from background. Ssome post-taking Photoshop work on the costumes!

Projects for Lockdown

At our CCC Wednesday Workshop yesterday evening (on-line of course), we looked at table top miniatures to keep our cameras active during Lockdown. Here is one image I prepared for the evening and the set up I used.

CCC Evening of Table Top Set Ups

Thanks Barry, Charles and Shelagh for a fantastic range of activities last night at Wednesday Workshop. I stole a few minutes from my 'set up' to photograph the soap bubbles, polarised spoons, splashed pepper and moon in the hand. The soap bubbles are a perpetual challenge not yet overcome to get sufficient depth of field and shutterspeed (the surface swirls continuously) in dark conditions.