I love to shoot macro and closeups, especially experimenting with the play of light, especially with color, as well as coming up with abstract views of an often everyday, ordinary subject.... Now that colder weather is setting in I'll be back to doing more of this type of thing, and already just in the month of November I've done quite a few and decided it would be fun to share some of my favorites. Some will have already made their appearance in my 52-Week project thread or in one of the weekly Collective Shoot threads.
Kicking this off with an image I'd recently shared in the current CS...... Mike Buckley again suggested that this deserved its own thread -- thank you for the compliment and the idea, Mike! After looking at the abstracts and macros I've pulled together just from November, I daresay he's right! So here's a sampling:
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I like playing with light, seeing the different ways it can affect a subject and result in an interesting image:
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Sometimes Mother Nature cheerfully offers up an irresistible image, such as this crazy-quilt pattern of colors and shapes. Wouldn't it make a fun jigsaw puzzle?
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Had a bit of fun with this one, taking the image as it had been originally and then playing with filters to come up with this interesting design:
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Playing with light fascinates me, and I never quite know what I'll get:
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More experimenting with light and color:
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Reflections can sure produce interesting results!
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Wrapping up with an echo of the blue and yellow theme which kicked off the thread and this post:
Kicking this off with an image I'd recently shared in the current CS...... Mike Buckley again suggested that this deserved its own thread -- thank you for the compliment and the idea, Mike! After looking at the abstracts and macros I've pulled together just from November, I daresay he's right! So here's a sampling:
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I like playing with light, seeing the different ways it can affect a subject and result in an interesting image:
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Sometimes Mother Nature cheerfully offers up an irresistible image, such as this crazy-quilt pattern of colors and shapes. Wouldn't it make a fun jigsaw puzzle?
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Had a bit of fun with this one, taking the image as it had been originally and then playing with filters to come up with this interesting design:
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Playing with light fascinates me, and I never quite know what I'll get:
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More experimenting with light and color:
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Reflections can sure produce interesting results!
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Wrapping up with an echo of the blue and yellow theme which kicked off the thread and this post:
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