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Black & White Sunday: Macro

Macro photography is not everyone’s favourite type of photography, but it is a very broad genre that has always fascinated me. The theme for this Black & White Sunday is not very specific. I only ask that you get close, very close to the subject of your photograph and you are bound to see things that your naked eye has not perceived. Take a photo and make it black and white and link to this post. The deadline is next Saturday.

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Wishing you all a peaceful and productive Sunday!

 

 

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Check out the entries for this event by clicking the titles bellow:

 

The Kiss – Up Close and Personal

Macro by Sonya

Macro by Klara

GBH at the Waterfall

Rusty and crusty

Side Door, Iglesia de la Merced, Quito

Springtime

Bee

Pushing Daisies

Butterfly

Paula
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83 responses to “Black & White Sunday: Macro”

  1. morselsandscraps Avatar
    morselsandscraps

    Thanks for weekend wishes. I’ll try to be productive on an 8 hour bus trip after 30 hours since Warsaw! I love the depth and shadows in your circles.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you for the visit Meg. Keep safe 🙂

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    2. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      These are not circles, but pipes 😉

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      1. themofman Avatar
        themofman

        I remember this shot in colour. Your drinking straws!

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          How nice of you to remember 🙂 You are a genius, Allan 😀

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  2. klara b Avatar
    klara b

    I am struggling here 🙂 (being under-equipped). Here is what my point and shoot camera came up with:
    http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/06/bw-sunday-macro.html
    nighty-night.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      What happened to your camera?

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      1. klara b Avatar
        klara b

        camera is ok, but I still don’t have macro lens. no idea what to buy, to lazy to do any research. 🙂

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          All is well then 🙂

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  3. klara b Avatar
    klara b

    wait a minute! these are not straws?

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      They are!!! 🙂

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  4. mooonalila Avatar
    mooonalila

    Coucou Paula ! Ta photo m’intrigue, je n’arrive pas à savoir de quoi il s’agit précisément. :/

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Des pailles, ma chere Julie 😆 des pailles pour boire…

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      1. mooonalila Avatar
        mooonalila

        😀

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  5. marc bourbon Avatar
    marc bourbon

    c’est vraiment original cette vision de simples tubes je suppose

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Ce sont des pailles 🙂

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      1. marc bourbon Avatar
        marc bourbon

        Ah oui ben c’est des tous petits tuyaux alors !

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  6. Black & White Sunday: Macro | Middleton Road

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  7. Lignum Draco Avatar
    Lignum Draco

    It’s like one of those optical illusions. The circles in groups make triangles – how many triangles do you see? 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      About 50? 😀

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  8. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    I really like using Macro but am spud useless at the ‘refinements’. I wouldn’t have thought to apply it to black and white, Paula, but it works well here in making interesting shadows within the pipes. Nice chilled Sunday music too. Have a good one 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Enjoy your Sunday, Jo! Thank you for commenting.

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  9. 76sanfermo Avatar
    76sanfermo

    Original, as usual…
    A big hug,dear Paula!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Abbracci Anna. Grazie!

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  10. Sue Avatar
    Sue

    I thought they were pipes, but perhaps tiny pipes!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Very tiny 😀 as in drinking straws 😀 Thanks a lot, Sue. It’s always a pleasure to read you.

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      1. Sue Avatar
        Sue

        Thanks, Paula – I did wonder if they were straws!!

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  11. The Kiss – Up Close and Personal | Travel with Intent Avatar
    The Kiss – Up Close and Personal | Travel with Intent

    […] Linked to B&W Macro. […]

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  12. Debbie Smyth Avatar
    Debbie Smyth

    I do like this photo Paula. Taken as a macro, it highlights the geometry of the pipes beautifully. As well as showing us small details, it’s a great way of getting us to focus on what you want us to see.
    I don’t do much macro. The intention is there – I often pack my macro lens – but then the day runs away with me! Maybe I should try a day with only my macro lens! That would be an interesting exercise.
    Here is my offering for today: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/06/14/kiss-up-close-mosaic-mural-barcelona/

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      That would be a solution – to go for a walk only with a macro lens :). Thank you for commenting, Debbie and for showing me more of Barcelona’s treasures. I like it!

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  13. 365dniwobiektywielg Avatar
    365dniwobiektywielg

    Interesting

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      🙂 Thanks, Luke

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      1. 365dniwobiektywielg Avatar
        365dniwobiektywielg

        🙂

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  14. Tish Farrell Avatar
    Tish Farrell

    This is such an interesting challenge, Paula. And seeing your straws in b and w is fascinating – the different depth of shadow within.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I am glad you recognised the straws, Tish. Thank you very much. 🙂

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  15. joshi daniel Avatar
    joshi daniel

    beautiful and great patterns 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      🙂 cheers Joshi

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  16. babsje Avatar
    babsje

    Paula, very striking, your straws (yes, I cheated and read some of the other comments first, I would not have guessed they are not pipes). I think that pattern done in sepia would make a great fabric design! Best, Babsje

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Hello Babsje 🙂 I am so glad to hear you liked the photo. How are you doing?

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      1. babsje Avatar
        babsje

        You’re welcome, Paula. I’m well, took several weeks off from blogging this spring, and so starting to come out of hibernation. And you? Are you enjoying the start of the summer season now?

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          It is too hot at the moment so I long for winter :); it will get better when the temperatures drop a bit.

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          1. babsje Avatar
            babsje

            I hope at least they cool off for you a bit overnight, sleeping in heat can be so difficult!

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            1. Paula Avatar
              Paula

              Yes, it has been really difficult for the past week. Thank you, Babsje. It is good to catch up with you 🙂

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              1. babsje Avatar
                babsje

                You’re welcome, Paula, sending cooling thoughts and a refreshing breeze your way! Best, Babsje

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                1. Paula Avatar
                  Paula

                  Thank you dear Babsje 🙂

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                  1. babsje Avatar
                    babsje

                    My pleasure, take care! 🙂

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  17. Beautiful Great Blue Heron at the Waterfall | Babsje Heron

    […] thanks to Paula for hosting her Black & White Sunday. (My photo today has nothing to do with her topic this week – macro photography – but […]

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  18. Sue Avatar
    Sue

    Hi Paula, here’s my effort (macro not really my thing!) : http://suejudd.com/2015/06/14/black-white-sunday-macro/

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Well, in your place I would reconsider macro not being “my thing” and start doing it regularly, cause this close up is mighty good, Sue!

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      1. Sue Avatar
        Sue

        Well, thank you Paula, I might be encouraged! And I just realised that I did do a macro with the seed heads for last week’s B&W Sunday….. 😳

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Yes, you did 😀

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  19. Marilyn Armstrong Avatar
    Marilyn Armstrong

    Wonderful picture. The closer you get, the more abstract the picture is. Without a wider context, it could be straws, or pipes, or some other tube, but I love the pattern. I’ll publish my entry tomorrow morning. I’ve reached my post limit for the day 🙂 Thanks for being such a gracious host.

    I’m still making friends with my macro lens and I’m sure there will be much more adventurous stuff to come as I explore the possibilities.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you for this kind comment Marilyn. I will be happy to see your macro shot which I know will be a stunner. These are drinking straws. I have macro lens for three years now, and I only use it occasionally, but when I do it is with a lot of love 😀 Talk soon dear lady.

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  20. Side Door, Iglesia de la Merced, Quito – PIRAN CAFÉ

    […] Jour, the blog’s 517th straight, was shot on 27 April 2015 in Quito, Ecuador and is linked to B&W Sunday: Macro on Lost in Translation. I don’t consider this image macro, but it is a […]

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  21. Bob Ramsak Avatar
    Bob Ramsak

    What I like most is the 3D effect from the middle third of the shot. It goes nicely with the first minute or so of your song. 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I’m glad you noticed my effort to match music with the photo. Thank you, Bob. 🙂

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      1. Bob Ramsak Avatar
        Bob Ramsak

        Of course I noticed. Why wouldn’t I? 🙂 I don’t need to much prompting to check out or explore music. 🙂

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Happy to hear that Bob 🙂

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  22. Black & White Sunday: Macro | Daffodil Hill Photography Avatar
    Black & White Sunday: Macro | Daffodil Hill Photography

    […] I am not released to do anything, other than hang out and rest, I had to use an old photo for Paula’s Black & White Sunday: Macro. I really liked the color version so I am going to share it as well. Let me know which one you like […]

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  23. The Jagged Man Avatar
    The Jagged Man

    Here is mine Paula and though I have better works of macro, my opinion :), but I really liked this one a lot. I read your challenged and wondered what it would like in B&W. Well now we know : http://daffodilhillphotography.com/2015/06/14/black-white-sunday-macro/

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      It looks very good in macro John, though I know (I think) why you like it in colour. The detail is more evident in this monochrome version and I like it a lot. Thank you for playing with us.

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        The Jagged Man

        My pleasure Paula.

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  24. BLACK AND WHITE SUNDAY – MACROS | SERENDIPITY

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  25. Black and White Sunday Challenge: Macro | lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown Avatar
    Black and White Sunday Challenge: Macro | lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown

    […] https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/black-white-sunday-macro/ […]

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  26. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
    Cardinal Guzman

    These look good in B&W too. I’ll see if I can come up with something before next Sunday, but I have lots of stuff to edit and go through from the weekend, so I won’t make any promises. I hop that you had a great weekend too. Mine was definitely memorable !!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Hi Max, my weekend was pretty quiet due to tremendous heat, but the week was great with a memorable concert. Next weekend we have a holiday so we’ll go to the mountains for three days – not as high as the Alps but still beautiful. I can hardly wait. I’ll stop by tonight after gym to see what you have been up to 😉

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      1. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
        Cardinal Guzman

        I haven’t posted anything new since the scheduled post that I published on Saturday. A holiday in the mountains sounds relaxing and nice – just what I need after a weekend in Krakow! Hehe.

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Can’t you find any models in Oslo? 😀 (going out of the office at last – see your posts tonight)

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        2. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          P.S. I am not a shallow reader, just sleepy – could not sleep cause of heat— my assumption was that by tonight you will have something posted 😆

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  27. jmsabbagh Avatar
    jmsabbagh

    Fascinating art.Cylinders or pipes of some sort..l do love black and white pictures.Regards.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Drinking straws assembled 😀 Thank you for calling it art, Jalal 🙂

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  28. Patti Kuche Avatar
    Patti Kuche

    Such a delightfully trippy shot Paula!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      That’s a pretty accurate description.

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  29. jmsabbagh Avatar
    jmsabbagh

    Hi Paula ,my definition of success.” is to achieve one’s purpose in life.” Best wishes.Jalal

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      And how does one know what his purpose in life is?

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      1. jmsabbagh Avatar
        jmsabbagh

        His circumstances will lead him to the right path.To do live a clean life with conscience to help,love and tread the others equally.

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          This sounds pretty easy the way you put it. We both know that some people for some reasons are astray and mislead 😉 Mine is a philosophical question, cause I don’t doubt my path 🙂

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            jmsabbagh

            There are two paths in life ,one leads to contentment and the other leads to greed and envy.Its the portrait we leave behind .Jalal

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  30. Madhu Avatar
    Madhu

    Only you could think of turning drinking straws into art! 🙂 I think I prefer the coloured version better.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I do too, but I had to see what they look like monochrome 😀 Thank you, Madhu 🙂

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        Madhu

        🙂

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  31. hilarycustancegreen Avatar
    hilarycustancegreen

    Straws… or maybe a Bridget Riley painting.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Straws 🙂 I like her work.

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