Some more Macro

[alfredo]

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. These are gorgeous, alfredo!

What is the subject in #4?

[alfredo]

6. Thanks. It's a prickly pear cactus. They are native to most of the contiguous US.

[niyad]

2. k and r for this beauty--thank you for sharing.

[alfredo]

7. Thank you. Roses really respond to conversion to B&W.

[Terra Alta]

3. K&R

Thanks for sharing such beauty!

[alfredo]

8. Thank you.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Very nice indeed.

Alright, it's time for me to get off my butt and actually make some photos.

[alfredo]

9. Do it, then share.

[Adsos Letter]

5. The roses look like they are made from paper.

Very cool.

[alfredo]

10. Thanks. The Raw converter in OSX's Photos app isn't bad at all. I am still learning

what I can do with monochrome images in the editor.

[Adsos Letter]

11. I just purchased a Nikkor FX lens

50mm. First time I've purchased anything other than DX lenses. I set the camera on monochrome, and I'll see what I come up with over the next few days.

Any critiques from you would be very much appreciated.

[alfredo]

12. Have fun, take a shit load of images. Get a kneeling pad from your garden store.

[Sherman A1]

13. Superb!

[alfredo]

16. Thanks.

[Helen Borg]

14. Did you post a "witch" picture long ago?

I think it was a dry flower. Or was it someone else?

[alfredo]

17. I did post some "Thriller Parade" photos. There were a few witches in those.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alfredo_tomato/sets/72157648603859167/

[passiveporcupine]

15. just beautiful

I love macros and monochromes. I think number two is my favorite.

[alfredo]

18. Thanks. I like the second one too, it is simpler.

[passiveporcupine]

19. Number two has more depth than the rest of them

That's what appeals to me, I think.

[alfredo]

20. Thanks. I may have learned something leading up to the second one.

I think it was the realization that adjusting different color levels on an image already converted to monochrome is possible. That wasn't possible with my last editor.

[passiveporcupine]

21. learning to recognize intensity of color

(whether Kodachrome or monochrome) is the key. Have you ever taken a class in color theory? You might not need it, but it taught me a lot.

In your photo it's not just the colors though, it's the depth of field too.

[alfredo]

23. I'm not that sure of myself with color, and my roots in photography is Monochrome.

I sacrificed sharpness for DOF by using a zoom lens. That allows me to stand off from my subject. That also deepens the DOF.

[passiveporcupine]

25. Whatever you are doing, it's working

Very impressive photos.

[alfredo]

26. Thanks. I need to remember that sharpness is not everything.

[glinda]

22. Love the roses!

And I am not a rose sort of person. More of a tulip type of gal! The bee is fab as well!

[alfredo]

24. Thanks. Right now my attention is to my Peony. It's a very interesting subject.

each phase of the bloom has some interest.

The coneflowers are starting to show some buds.

[glinda]

27. now we are talking

[alfredo]

28. I just had a double espresso, so I won't be just talking, I will be blithering.

[Mira]

29. Alfredo - you are unstoppable at the moment.

These are some of the (your) most beautiful creations ever. All four of them. But the two rose shots are maybe the most stirringly glorious I have seen in years.
I salute you.

[alfredo]

30. Thanks. It is advance, plateau, advance, plateau.

[juxtaposed]

31. Your B/W are becoming star quality, they have great detail, depth, and an attractive tone.

Your Calla Lilies have such a softness to them.

[alfredo]

32. Thanks. New conversion tools have helped.

The new OSX photos app has all but replaced GIMP