Category: close-up

Snails

I think those snails are not exceptionally clever if they don’t know metal isn’t edible for them.

snails

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Pure gems

The rain is gone, water drops like immaculate gems found their home on the leaves.

pure gems

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Pink peony

It’s the time when those flowers blossom, when the spring is nearing to its end and summer awaits around the corner.

pink peony

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Orange

The same orange slice, two different light setups, two different dramatic degrees.

orange
orange

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Inside the poppy

More testing for the macro mode, this time with the first poppy flower I saw this year.

inside the poppy

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Unforgettable

This forget-me-not flower picture was testing the macro mode on a new lens. The DOF is not bad for f/8.

unforgettable

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Snow flakes close-up

This is as close as I can get to the snow flakes with my existing gear.

snow flakes close-up

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Macro: bubbles

Macro photography of sparkling water and an orange slice.

macro bubbles

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Macro: water drops

Macro photography with drops of water falling down. They hit the surface and then make beautiful shapes.

macro water drops
macro water drops

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Om-nom-nom: Plum Dumplings

I cook myself rarely and while this is a favorite childhood dessert, I never made it before, so for a first try I think those plum dumplings are not bad at all. Below are some fancy serving suggestions:

plum dumplings
plum dumplings
plum dumplings

Or simply eat them, as I did as a child:

plum dumplings

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Hummingbird Hawk-moth

First time when I saw one was a couple years ago and then my reaction was “that’s impossible! hummingbirds don’t live here… and this is an insect, not a bird!” Now having the opportunity to take some pictures, I documented a bit: yes, is an insect looking like a hummingbird and is obviously called the Hummingbird Hawk-moth or, if you prefer Latin, Macroglossum stellatarum.

Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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After the rain

After the rain, water drops still stay on the leaves and the sun light make it sparkle like gem stones.

after the rain
after the rain
after the rain

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Blossom

I just had to put a picture with the tree blossom. Sorry if this bores you.

blossom

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From my garden

I still have a garden (long ago used to post more pictures from it, flowers, plants, insects and such) but now live away from it (is for sale, BTW), so such pics are much rarer (and, arguably, I matured a bit as a photographer and that influenced my themes). Today I visited it, and knowing at this time snowdrops should be in full flower, I planned to pick some to give. Unfortunately, event there are a lot of them, my snowdrops are not tall, hard to carry, to offer and keep, so I am afraid for the moment she has to keep the photos and I have to go to the market for real flowers.

snowdrops
snowdrops

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Cliché : the cat

Do you shrug when seeing yet another wannabe photographer attacking one of those over-used topics like kittens, children, flowers, sunsets and such? If you still have hope, let me destroy it with a cliché cat picture:

cat

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