MACRO MONDAYS -- How Does the Weed Bloom?
posted by micki at 8/07/2006 09:15:00 AM
Monday, August 07, 2006
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No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
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Yesterday’s image was a flower petal, that of my one lone lily plant from last Thursday’s Critter image.
As I’ve mentioned before, all the flowers I planted this year were either dug up by night critters or mowed down by my husband. I had one plant left and Hubby mowed that baby down last weekend. He doesn’t pay attention, if it’s green, he mows it over. So, the only flowers I have to photograph in the yard are wildflowers. A new species bloomed a couple of weeks ago. I made my oldest fry the bacon for dinner the afternoon I took these, so dinner wouldn’t be late again. It was quite breezy out, and I knew I was pressing my luck taking these images, but I wasn’t sure that I would be able to capture all four stages of the weed’s flower growth by the next day.
The next morning, there were still a couple of plants with all four stages of blooms and buds on them. Not confident of the previous day’s shots, I picked one plant and brought it in to shoot indoors under controlled conditions. Haven’t received those prints back yet, but the afternoon shots turned out well. Only one had some motion blur from the breeze in one of the nine images I took.
Stage 1
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji Superia ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/4
Aperture Setting - f-11 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
21mm extension tube
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Stage 2
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji Superia ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/6
Aperture Setting - f-11 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
21mm extension tube
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Stage 3
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji Superia ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/6
Aperture Setting - f-11 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
21mm extension tube
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Stage 4
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji Superia ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/6
Aperture Setting - f-11 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
21mm extension tube
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Things I’m Thankful to Cliff For… Giving me the back of the property to mow. I got some good thinking done way, way back there where no one could see my crooked mowing lines.
An education to scroll down the series of pics here . . a real time-lapse sequence which I am amazed you can fit into your schedule. Well done indeed.
Wow! Very nice progression. Thumbs up
i was told once that a weed is just a plant in the wrong place - this looks far too pretty to be a weed!
Love these little 'Stages' series you've been shooting - you continue to show such dedication to your art :-)
Many people out there are shooting with state-of-art equipment and pretending what they produce is art. You are one who has truly made photography an enjoyable hobby and part of your everyday life. And that's great! :)
Lovely macro series, nice details!
i really like the details in the plants. nice images.
Really enjoyable series of photos. I scrolled up and down a couple of times to check out the little details. Great job with the lens and tube combo.
And frying bacon for dinner...mmmmm.
beautiful hilight and dof...lovely shot:-))
Great details Micki. cool shots
Nice! If they are weeds they are pretty ones!
My husband does the same thing sometimes. Unless it actaully has the flowers in bloom he figures they are weeds.
Lovely shots. Very cool to see the progression.
Nice series.
Micki. Great series of macro shots ... shows the progression very well. This weed produces a very pretty flower which you have captured beautifully. So delicate! You'll have to put big stakes up around your plants so your husband can "see" them and not mow them down. :0
An interesting idea for a series of macros - pictures over time.
In fact, I think I might try something like that out - maybe with insects, if I could.
A great set of shots. I love macros!
I'm loving this fuji film. Nice colors!
Lovely series of macro shots!
stunning macros
Fantastics macros! Nice colours!
Amazing macros...very tropical feel...liking top and bottom ones best...7.5/10 from me...
Lovely! I love all the deep blurs in all of em, lovely shots.
GREAT GREAT SHOTS!!!azxe
A bit like a time lapse of the buds opening.
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