Tomato Leaf Macro Photos

I am going to show you some macro shots of a tomato leaf I ripped off the cherry tomato plant I had growing. I sandwiched the leaf between two pieces of transparencies and some water, using the same method I used with my flower pedal last time. These photos were all taken with the help of a pair of Kenko Extension Tubes.

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Didn't sandwich it perfectly so some air bubbles also got trapped between the plastic.  

I thought the wide screen of the flash made such a unique pattern last time, I wanted to try to recreate the effect. The effect turned out slightly different, but creates a nice pattern in the background. 

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Close-up/Macro of a Flower

Today I want to show you 1 close up shot and some macro shots of a flower growing in my front yard. The macro shots in this blog post is all done under studio conditions with a pair of Kenko Extension Tubes. Enjoy!

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Close up shot of the flower in my front yard. Not sure if this is the same flower as the ones under this. I took this photo separate from the rest of them at different times. I might have picked another flower for the rest of the photos. I took this photo before I got my Kenko Extension Tubes. 

Here is a focus stacked image of the flower done under studio conditions. I don't think I flashed this shot. This is my first time trying focus stacking with my extension tubes so there was a few parts I did not get in focus. 

 Here is a second focus stack of the flower zoomed out a little bit. 

Some of the equipment used for these shots.

Here is a shot of one of the pedals of the flower. I DIYed a "microscope slide" with 2 pieces of transparencies and some water. LOL It's a nice trick by the way for these kind of things. It is transparent so your flash can pass through and makes the specimen easier to hold. The pattern in the back is the pattern from the tiny soft box I was using on my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT. 

Another shot of the flower pedal with my hardwood floor in the background (out of focus). I shot this on a glass coffee table which is also transparent. As you can see the flower pedal is already degrading even though I kept it in fresh water. With these kind of photos, you need to work fast! 

Wide screen on my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT as the background. This happened by accident as I tried to soften the light from the flash without using my soft box. 

For these photos I used a white index card as a background and also as a softener for my flash. I taped the index card directly under my glass coffee table. 

I lowered the index card slightly to try to get the paper pattern to blur out. 

I tried several shots lowering the index card slightly. Same setup, I just rotated the picture so they won't all look the same. HAHA 

Last shot of the flower pedal before I cleaned up and discarded the specimen. 

This is all the photos for today. If you are considering macro photography and you are tight on budget, Kenko Extension Tubes is the way to go. As you can see the results look great! Please don't forget to share my blog posts with your friends! If you would like to get notifications next time I post, you can "Like" me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

San Francisco (Part 1) - with Treasure Island

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am pretty sure all you long time fans know that by now. This means I head to San Francisco a lot. I love going to Pier 39 and that pier right next to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here are some of my photos from my trip. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos!

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Parts: 1 | 2 | 

Message From The Photographer: I just noticed I actually have photos from San Francisco from two trips there! One time to take my friend to see San Francisco (he just moved here), and a second time to go see the Blue Angels Air Show! So I will be kind of combining these 2 trip photos into a chain of blog posts. If you want to see my Blue Angels photos, you can do so here.

The photos for today will include the view of Alcatraz Island from the pier near the Golden Gate Bridge, Sutro Baths, a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge, some flowers, some bird photography, and two photos on Treasure Island on my way back home.

Golden Gate Bridge (金门桥)

 Flower

 Alcatraz Island from the pier near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Some kind of US Army ship. 

 Zoomed out shot of the army ship and Alcatraz Island.

 Seagull on the pier.

 Seagull in flight.

There is a bug on the flower, but it is slightly out of focus. I didn't see it there when I took the picture.  

Another flower. 

 Sutro Baths

View of Bay Bridge from Treasure Island. San Francisco is on the other side.  

Ships docked at Treasure Island.

These are all the photos for today. Make sure you check back soon as I will be posting the photos from my next trip to San Francisco up! Please don't forget to share my blog posts with your friends! If you would like to get notifications next time I post, you can "Like" me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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