1/20/12 1/20/12

The January 29 - Macro Workshop is now full

I will schedule another session for March 11, 2012. The program will be the same. Please indicate the appropriate date in your registration form.

7/28/11 7/28/11

Plymouth - Macro & Close-up - Part 1

Despite poor weather I had a great turnout for Part 1 of a two part series on Macro and CLose-up photography. 65 plus attended. Great feedback from the participants. Part 2 (the hand on session) will be this weekend and as there is a sizable waiting list, August 20 will be a repeat of Part 2. Thanks to Amy Davies and Graham Custard for organizing the program and a big thank you to all who attended.A few comments from part one as posted on the Plymouth Groups web:

I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture, punctuated with examples and humor. It reminded me of my University days, listening to a professor, a true master and genius in his own specialty. A privilege to attend and absorb the information. But .... I have so far to travel in this macro journey !
Great presentation; a lot of information to look over. I can't wait to go to Part II and actually do what Shiv was talking about.
Very interesting and I learned alot
While Shiv was clear and precise and had a lot of information to give it was way beyond anything I would venture into......but thank you for inviting him to share his EXPERT knowledge with all of us.....thank YOU Shiv.........
Thanks, Shiv! I appreciated all the tips that you had to offer and look forward to learning how it is all done on Saturday! Thanks once again, Amy for opening yet another wonderful venue for all of us at PDP !
Very well organized! Looking forward to class on Saturday!
A very enlightening evening! If I heard Shiv correctly, I need to pack some aluminum foil, my granite counter top, and toothpicks for Saturday's shoot. I may add a camera just in case.
Excellent presentation. Filled with tons of details about macro and photography in general. I left with a number of new insights.
Still trying to process all of the information given out tonite, it was wonderful, intereting, entertaining, what a skilled professional!
Excellent presentation. Hopefully will be able to participate in the 2nd part to this lecture when it is scheduled again.

7/26/11 7/26/11

Macro & Close-Up Photography Workshop - Cape Cod Art Association - July 24, 2011

The workshop at the Cape Cod Art Association was a great day despite the occasional rain that did prevent the attendees from photographing in the rain. Rain drop covered flowers and grasses made for some beautiful images. Will post a few images created by the attendees when the submit.Below are a few quotes from the attendees:"I thought I knew something about macro photography. This class showed me I had a lot more to learn. Having both classroom and hands on was valuable as was then looking at the work. I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop!""Close Up photography has always been a challenge for me. This course was very helpful in better understanding macro techniques and the various camera accessories that are available to further enhance the effort. I am finally able to look forward to taking close up photos with confidence and enthusiasm."

5/4/11 5/4/11

A Violet - so simple

Violet

A weed so simple yet in its own way so captivating. A stacked macro image with three texture layers and a single edge treatment.

4/26/11 4/26/11

Maple Leaf Emerging (Macro)

Unfurling Maple LeavesCanon 7d - 24 to 70 f2.8 26 image focus stackExposure triad: ISO 100 f5.6 1/25 sec

Spring seems to be in the air. The azaleas are blooming and the maple leaves are emerging. With the slight rain last night the ornamental maple looked gorgeous this morning. This is a stacked macro of a set of leaves unfurling.

4/17/11 4/17/11

Anther and Filament of a Maple Flower

Anther & Filament of a Maple FlowerCanon 7D, 100 mm Macro with a 1.4x teleconverter and two full sets of extension tubes for a total of 136mm extension.

This is an image of one of the anthers of the maple flower from the image posted yesterday. Macro done well can be so much fun. Mirror lock up and twenty five images at f2.8 stacked using Helicon Focus.

4/16/11 4/16/11

Macro - Maple Flower Stack

: Maple Flower Macro

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro lensExposure triad: ISO 100, f5.6. 1/3 sec.

Macro experiments - this is a 20 image stack of this maple flower. Used Helicon Focus to do the stack. The depth (front to back of the image) is 7/16 inch while the flower is about 1/4 inch. The magnification is approximately 1.6X. The image has absolutely no post processing or sharpening applied.