With lighting from under the leaf Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) from Centennial Ridges Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/60 320 Flash (off, did not fire)
Hopelight
A game of light and shadows. A hide and seek photographic composition. I stood low and went in, between, the leaves. My subject was hidden and I spotted it through a small opening. The foreground, backlight, leaf created the diffused light on the right and another shadowed leaf on...
The Turning Point
Until the moment these words are written, this photo is by far my favourite.
It was a very difficult shot.
I had to go very close to the leaf to photograph it. My beloved Helios is not a macro lens but its unique character is something I wouldn't change. To achieve close...
Turning Point
If it is something I love in macro photography, is the potentials one has to frame parts of the micro reality and present them in an abstract way. Forms, patterns, lines, curves and textures at any given subject, properly used, can offer great chances of interesting compositions...
Discerning Perception
Shapes and formations always draw my attention. I like the way lines and curves interact between them aesthetically. I like to capture abstract thoughts that draw the eye because of their shapes and lines in relation with light.
These images although they do not show...
Abstract Textures
Photo taken at the Diomidous Botanical Garden.
In a small technical swamp there are plants like these in semi dry condition that gives them a variety of colours.
I photograph in most of the cases having the sun against me. I prefer it because it highlights the textures. The...
Yesterday I visited for one more time the Botanical Garden near my home. Well almost near.
I was thoughtful before I leave for the place. I have been visiting this place again again each weekend for the past month and I was thinking.... I 've been there so many times.... and what to shoot...
Brevity
Thoughts expressed with the only words needed....
Simplicity, Minimalism, Abstraction
Λακωνισμός / Brevity by Panagiotis Adamopoulos, on Flickr
One of my first Macro shots - rain drops on a leaf in the garden. Nikon D5500, 18-105mm kit lens, Raynox DCR-250, F5.6, 1/200s, ISO-100 focal length 105mm. CC welcome!