Five Calla Lily shots, available light, extension tubes.

[alfredo]

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5.

[Solly Mack]

1. 1st, 3rd & 5th are my favorites.

The flower's flesh is well done.

[alfredo]

2. Thanks. I was interested in form and light.

[Solly Mack]

3. and the light gave the flesh life.

[alfredo]

4. Backlighting really brings out the inner detail of the flower.

[Solly Mack]

5. Well, yeah.

[alfredo]

6. Notice the stuck pixels on the right side, most apparent in #4. I just remapped

my sensor, so tomorrow I will see if it works. I just took a photo with the lens cap on. Yuck. There are a couple dozen red pin points, but one big one on the bottom right. I can edit it out.

[Solly Mack]

8. I see it. Hope it works.

I think we've all done that. (lens cap still on)

I do it often but then I'm an eegit.

[alfredo]

12. This time I did it on purpose to see how many dodgy pixels I had. I just added some noise reduction,

in hope that will help.

[Solly Mack]

13. Oooh.

See? Tolja...eegit.

[alfredo]

14. If it doesn't, I will just have to fix them in post.

[Solly Mack]

15. You da man!

[alfredo]

16. It's a pain in the butt.

[Solly Mack]

17. The pain lets me know I'm alive.

Though I wouldn't mind knowing it other ways.

[alfredo]

18. I have arthritis for that task.

I am sizing and naming photos I took yesterday. I'm about halfway through. I think it is time for some tea.

[Solly Mack]

19. I trust it's British.

I must confessing to smiling.

[alfredo]

20. A good Porter makes me smile.

[Solly Mack]

21. You win.

[alfredo]

22. I'd like to thank all those who helped me to become the man I am.

I hope they get parole soon.

[Solly Mack]

23. Always gracious.

[alfredo]

24. CYA

[Solly Mack]

25. I've been told good manners will open any door.

[alfredo]

28. But you need at least one free hand to actually do it.

[Mira]

7. Omg

It's the ones in color - one and five - concentration on five
A real treat
It's a weekend with lots of distractions in house but I can't let this go unnoticed

[alfredo]

10. Thanks. It will be at mom's house tomorrow.

[Blue_In_AK]

9. These are beautiful!

I like the color ones best.

[alfredo]

11. Thanks. They make good subjects because of their simplicity.

[Adsos Letter]

26. Especially like the first one.

Reminds me of a vase by Tiffany or Lalique.

[alfredo]

29. It's a flower custom made for Art Deco.

[Callalily]

27. Beautiful Alfredo!

My Favorite Flower!!!!!

[alfredo]

30. Is that yours?

[Callalily]

31. Yes!

[alfredo]

32. Very good image there.

[juxtaposed]

33. These are great, Macro opens a world of so much detail

[alfredo]

34. Thanks. Remember as a kid how you would get

Up close to bugs and plants? That's what macro is to me. I am channeling the nine year old in me.

[juxtaposed]

35. just you saying that brings back why I look so closely at things..

entomology was a big thing with me as a young kid around the same age as you stated. Spiders were king and at a young eye age we could see things that we can't today. I remember being fascinated with webs with egg sacks exploding with young, being under our porch with a flash light watching as the young would escape the web..
Thanks for showing me that I was not the only one.

[alfredo]

36. We just have to bring back that sense of wonder, or as Zappa says

"Let's make the water turn black."