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May 15, 2023 16:56:31   #
MosheR Loc: New York City
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)


Gee. What a surprise, Gary. Spectacular pics of everyday things.

Mel

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May 15, 2023 17:54:11   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Nice series.

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May 15, 2023 18:19:22   #
photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)


Well done images.

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May 15, 2023 19:21:42   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
BocaMac wrote:
Thank you for sharing. Was up in our State Forest and observed similar wild flowers in the past. Nice capture of the details . Makes me want to go back up to the forest.


Thanks, BocaMac. I believe there is beauty in even the smallest of nature's flowers when we look closely at them.

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May 15, 2023 19:22:28   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
MosheR wrote:
Gee. What a surprise, Gary. Spectacular pics of everyday things.

Mel


Thanks, Mel. Sometimes my journeys are no further than my doorstep.

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May 15, 2023 19:22:45   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
JeffDavidson wrote:
Nice series.


Thanks, Jeff.

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May 15, 2023 19:23:08   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
photophile wrote:
Well done images.


Thanks for stopping by, Photophile.

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May 15, 2023 20:46:09   #
cyan Loc: Northern NJ
 
#1 is my absolute favorite!

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May 15, 2023 21:46:22   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
cyan wrote:
#1 is my absolute favorite!


Thanks, Cyan. Mother Nature did all the work. I just pressed the shutter button.

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May 15, 2023 22:44:08   #
Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket
 
Gary,
As usual, great shots!
RL

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May 15, 2023 23:35:15   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Robertl594 wrote:
Gary,
As usual, great shots!
RL


Thanks, Robertl594. It's good to hear from you again.

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May 16, 2023 07:47:02   #
Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH
 
Beautiful work. I did this but not as well some decades ago, now if I get down ...well that's where I stay.

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May 16, 2023 10:10:47   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Artcameraman wrote:
Beautiful work. I did this but not as well some decades ago, now if I get down ...well that's where I stay.


Oh, Artcameraman, I can relate to that..! I've often thought of carrying a small pillow to take a nap while I'm down there for it will take me a bit to get back up.

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May 16, 2023 23:15:38   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)


Very nice work, Gary!

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May 16, 2023 23:18:22   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Bubalola wrote:
Very nice work, Gary!


Thanks, Bubalola.

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