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A seeds eater
Nothing more.
Athens photos
A few shots from the winter of 2025. The last one was inside of the Acropolis Museum. (Unfortunately, I could get everyone to walk exactly where I wanted them to. hahaha)
New version of Bluristic available
For iPhone users - a new version of Bluristic has dropped (v1.8) which offers new features and significant improvements in stability & useability.
Focus Stacking ~ New to Me
I am interested in learning Macro/Closeup photography and understanding that Focus Bracketing is a good part of the process, I thought I would give focus stacking a try.
Vintage Lens
Another visit to our garden using a vintage lens (Canon FD 50mm f/1.4) on my Canon R5. NOTE: With this lens the minimum focusing distance is 18" at which point you have 1/4" depth of field.
2 Comments
These are some powerful shots that just need a little bit of tweaking to be elevated further.
First, what's great about B&W, and what you've utilized, is getting away with the sky being darker than your subject. This makes for excellent iconic imagery that draws the eye right where it needs to be, the architecture. Might have a hard time getting paid for B&W though. However, I don't wish to diminish its artistic value ;-)
Secondly, one-point perspective has been thoroughly discussed here, but it should constantly be emphasized -- you need absolute commitment to do it correctly. The first shot simply needs the tree shadow at the bottom right corner healed out to complete the amazing symmetry.. The second shot is a bit more complicated. Not sure if it's a design flaw or the camera wasn't dead center, but the lines aren't adding up and the diving platform shadows kill the symmetry. If you want to pull off iconic 1pt, the closer you are to mathematical purity, the better. If that involves shopping things up a bit or shifting your perspective, that's your call. Either way, it should be as sterile as B&W is to color.
Regardless, very cool stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your comments
These photos were shot in 2mn without tripod during a scooting session, so not easy to reach the pefection!
Concerning the tree shadow, I have 2 photos, one with and the other without and the first is a little boring to my eyes, but it is a question of personal taste and I like when there is a touch of unbalance.