Thursday, 26 May 2011

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Cardinal Beetle

105mm 1/160s f8 ISO3200 - Noise reduction, curves

Bugs LIfe

Two Phyllobius Glaucus (weevil) part ways after... well... you know...

105mm 1/200s f9 ISO640 -2/3ev - Levels

Bol Weevil

One of the most unusually brilliant looking creatures I've ever seen.

105mm 1/200s f7.1 ISO2000 - Noise reduction, curves

Horses #2

200mm 1/100s f8 ISO100 - Mono-conversion

Poppies

195mm 1/2000s f2.8 ISO100

By Any Other Name

85mm 1/160s f3.2 ISO200 +1ev

Polo Horses

With the camera set for another shot the shutter speed was too slow for the focal length and movement of the horses, but I wanted to post the shot anyway as a reminder of a great moment.

200mm 1/100s f8 ISO100 - Mono-conversion, cloning

Friday, 20 May 2011

#3

105mm 1/250s f8 ISO100 -2/3ev - Curves, colour balance (LR)

#2

105mm 1/160s f7.1 ISO320 -2/3ev

More Macro Practice

I think this is a Malachite or flower Beetle...

105mm 1/200s f7.1 ISO200 -2/3ev - Contrast using Lightroom

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Low Light Test

85mm 1/60s f2.8 ISO3200 - Mono-conversion in Lightroom

Lens Test #1

200mm 1/125s f2.8 ISO400 (Flash -1ev) - Mono-conversion in Lightroom

Wednesday, 18 May 2011

???

I think this is a Harlequin ladybird, either way it has 16 spots which is cool.

105mm 1/200s f11 ISO800 -2/3ev

Eye Before E Except After See

Nothing original, but a blog filler shot.

105mm 1/160s f11 ISO3200 - Mono-conversion, levels

Bug's Life

105mm 1/160s f6.3 ISO1250 -2/3ev - Midtone levels





Monday, 16 May 2011

Just For a Change

Not sharp, but an interesting edition to the spider collection.

105mm 1/160s f8 ISO200 -1/3ev - Levels

CONT'D

105mm 1/160s f2.8 ISO125 - Curves

Flowers & Bugs, etc, etc...

105mm 1/160s f7.1 ISO2500 - Levels

Test #2

50mm 1/6s ISO400 (ringlight) - Colour balance, retouching

Red Damselfly

105mm 1/160s f7.1 ISO1250 -1/3ev - Cropped, levels

Longhorn Moth

105mm 1/160s f7.1 ISO1600 -2/3ev - Levels

Insect Invasion

Travelling to Bowwod gardens this weekend we stumbled across a rich eco system full of diverse insects and plant life. LOTS more to come...

105mm 1/100s f7.1 ISO3200 -1ev - Levels

Floral

105mm 1/160s f2.8 ISO400 -1ev

Thursday, 12 May 2011

I HATE PINK...

...But posted this anyway as I LOVE texture!

105mm 1/200s f9 ISO1000 -1ev - Cloning (cobweb strand)

Busy Bee

A pollen laden bee works late into the evening.

105mm 1/1600s f4.5 ISO800 -1ev

Ring Light

Last night I modified a desktop ring lamp to use in my photography. As usual my willing model stepped in to create this image to see how the light effected skin tones, colours and textures.

50mm 1/30s f2.5 ISO200 - Colour balance, levels, retouching

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Colour Illusion

I've been experimenting with colour recently, looking at how it effects depth etc. Generally colder, darker colours will appear further away than warmer, brighter colours. Which lead to this play about...

85mm 1/30s f2.8 ISO100 -1ev (Flash -1ev) - Colour-pop, levels

Film Noir

Got bored, but was inspired by film noir.

85mm 1/125s f1.8 ISO500 -2/3ev (Flash -1ev) - Mono-conversion, curves, cloning

Monday, 9 May 2011

Sleeping Branny

85mm 1/1250s f1.8 ISO100 -2/3ev - Cropped, mono-conversion, levels

Portrait Work #2

85mm 1/5s f6.3 ISO100 - Cloning, colour balance

Portrait Work

A couple of examples of recent portrait work, featuring myself as stand in.

40mm 1/25s f4.5 ISO100 - Mono-conversion, retouching, blur, texture

Friday, 6 May 2011

Thursday, 5 May 2011

#8

After originally ruining the shot with OTT processing I've decided to post a minimally adjusted version. Lit from above with a diffused florescent strobe, daylight from both sides and a little fill-in flash.

105mm 1/100s f4.5 ISO400 -2/3ev (Flash -1ev) - Mono-conversion, levels, cloning

Stalker

85mm 1/800s f1.8 ISO100 - Mono-conversion

Colour Filler

105mm 1/160s f8 ISO320 -1/3ev

Stud Duty

105mm 1/200s f8 ISO200 - Cropped, mono-conversion

Sometimes the Fly, Sometimes the Windscreen

105mm 1/200s f11 ISO2500

Full Bloom

105mm 1/160s f9 ISO250 -1ev