Some Macro Shots

[RJM62]

I've been playing around a bit with macro lately. None of these shots are good enough to sell, but they're good enough to give away.

This one is for Scott M.:

The next two made me feel kind of bad because the wasp just wanted to fly, but I knew if I let it out, it might freeze. Ultimately I did let it out because I figured it would die inside, anyway; so I let it take the chance.

Larger, non-watermarked versions can be downloaded for free from http://www.rjmstock.com .

-Rich

 

[AggieMike88]

I need to loose you onto my auto salvage yard to see what interesting work you can come up with.

 

[RJM62]

I need to loose you onto my auto salvage yard to see what interesting work you can come up with.

Next time I'm in Texas, I'll take you up on that offer! I imagine I could fill a few SD cards, for sure.

-Rich

 

[Geico266]

Your windows need cleaning.





Nice shots, as always. Keep em coming. My DSLR is in the shop. Imaging stabilizer quit.

 

[RJM62]

Your windows need cleaning.





Nice shots, as always. Keep em coming. My DSLR is in the shop. Imaging stabilizer quit.

Thanks, and sorry to hear about the camera.

The cleaning lady quit, so I guess I'll have to clean the windows.

-Rich

 

[Geico266]

Thanks, and sorry to hear about the camera.

The cleaning lady quit, so I guess I'll have to clean the windows.

-Rich

Hard to find good help.

I'm torn about repairing a 10MP Sony A330 or just replacing it. For $175 I get to find out if it can be fixed. I'm married to Minolta!

What do you shoot with?

Do you do any digiscoping? I'm looking at a Sony RX100 for the digiscoping camera. Good reviews.

 

[RJM62]

Hard to find good help.

I'm torn about repairing a 10MP Sony A330 or just replacing it. For $175 I get to find out if it can be fixed. I'm married to Minolta!

What do you shoot with?

Do you do any digiscoping? I'm looking at a Sony RX100 for the digiscoping camera. Good reviews.

Right now, a Nikon D5100 most of the time. It serves my needs well enough.

I haven't done any digiscoping. It's something I think about sometimes, but I think if I'm going to invest in equipment for something esoteric, it's more likely to be digital micropscopy.

My first SLR, which I purchased when I was about 10, was an East German Practica L. It was about as stripped-down as a camera could get. It didn't even have a light meter. It was built like a a tank, though.

-Rich

 

[Geico266]

Right now, a Nikon D5100 most of the time. It serves my needs well enough.

I haven't done any digiscoping. It's something I think about sometimes, but I think if I'm going to invest in equipment for something esoteric, it's more likely to be digital micropscopy.

My first SLR, which I purchased when I was about 10, was an East German Practica L. It was about as stripped-down as a camera could get. It didn't even have a light meter. It was built like a a tank, though.

-Rich

Taped the light meter to my first 35mm. Thought I was in tall cotton.

Played around in the dark room a little with B&W. Loved it. Still shoot a little B&W today. Ansel Adams was my inspiration. Amazing photographer.

http://www.anseladams.com/

 

[RJM62]

Taped the light meter to my first 35mm. Thought I was in tall cotton.

Played around in the dark room a little with B&W. Loved it. Still shoot a little B&W today. Ansel Adams was my inspiration. Amazing photographer.

http://www.anseladams.com/

I had one that attached to the flash shoe. But mostly I just used the guides on the paper inserts that came with every roll of 35mm film back then.

I started doing B&W darkroom work when I was about 12, and color when I was about 14. There was a nice, dark corner in our basement in Brooklyn that my dad helped me convert to a darkroom. It was right by the water heater, which was convenient.

Back then, the enlargers (at least the ones that I could afford) had a drawer into which you inserted the correct number of magenta, cyan, and yellow filters to balance the color. They were surprisingly accurate. I never did get a "real" color head because as an adult I got away from the hobby; and by the time I got back into it in any serious way, digital had arrived.

In retrospect, I really don't miss the darkroom at all. It was smelly, headache-inducing, expensive, and (especially in the case of color) unforgiving. I'll take digital and Photoshop any day.

-Rich