Flower Abstract – 50mm Nikkor Reversed Lens

© 2004 – Michael Brown
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Canon 100mm macro, Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens in reverse, extension tube
Tripod, macro slider, reflectors, mirror
1/30 sec. @ f2.8
ISO 100

Camelia Stamen Abstract

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This is a camelia stamen found inside a bud that was a week or two from opening. I slowly peeled away the outer layers, revealing the fresh insides, and all of the abstract possibilities.

I added the Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens in reverse to the Canon 100mm macro for this shot.

Early Morning Beach Scene

Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

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“Using The Dead”

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Without a doubt, one of the most overlooked spots while one is out walking about and exploring an area for some macro or up close shots, are the areas of bleached white or tan colored grasses that have long lost their green.
There are many fantastic opportunities to be found in those areas, especially if you can find something sitting all alone and with a touch of green or another color, blending in with all of that bleached out streaks of tan and white.
I found this little flower at at the Congaree Swamp National Park last season, sitting down within a large field of dead grasses.
The wind was blowing, constantly changing the composition of those blades of dead grass surrounding the flower.
Shooting wide open, I simply concentrated on the flower and not caring if any blades of grass appeared in front of the flower. It only added to the overall softness and effect I was after.

Shooting through the dead blades of grass, a constant change of blurred shapes and patterns, and a ever so slight change of perspective with the camera & lens while shooting gave me plenty of joy on that day. It also gave me many more ideas to try out in the future!

So, in the early spring or fall of the year, search out those wide open areas in nature where the majority of the grasses and foliage are dead.
You will often find that death in nature is still giving!

Thanks for looking everyone!

(I will posting these in a larger version in the Essay section over at NatureScapes later today or tonight)

Artwork In Macro, Right At Your Feet.

© 2005 – Michael Brown
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My “post & run” image for the day! :)

Got to get out of here and do some shooting, so thought before I head out that I would post a quick shot of one of my favorites, and a favorite method that I enjoy using.

Just get the lens practically on the ground in some thick grasses, crawl around looking for compositions, shoot wide open, shoot right through the existing foliage for that soft effect, … and have some fun!

Gotta go, ……. so everyone take care!

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Dandelion Abstract

© 2006 – Michael Brown
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Was out shooting the other day and looking for something different, something interesting, but also something that I had seen a thousand times before, and to try to create more of a unique view of it than normally seen.
The often overlooked dandelion flower gave it to me on this day.
Simply cram the lens down into the flower, … and shoot!

Canon 100mm macro & Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens in reverse.

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Rose Stamen – 50mm Reversed Lens

“Rose Stamen”
© 2006 – Michael Brown
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Canon 100mm macro & Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens in reverse
Tripod, macro slider, reflectors
0.4 sec. @ f32
ISO 200

Out shooting for the next few days or so, so will see everyone when I return.
Thanks again gang,
Mike