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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.
Wishing you all a peaceful and productive Sunday!
Check out the entries for this event by clicking the titles bellow:
Lost in Translation 
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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Thank you for the visit Meg. Keep safe 🙂
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These are not circles, but pipes 😉
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I remember this shot in colour. Your drinking straws!
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How nice of you to remember 🙂 You are a genius, Allan 😀
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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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What happened to your camera?
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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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All is well then 🙂
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wait a minute! these are not straws?
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They are!!! 🙂
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Coucou Paula ! Ta photo m’intrigue, je n’arrive pas à savoir de quoi il s’agit précisément.
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Des pailles, ma chere Julie 😆 des pailles pour boire…
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😀
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c’est vraiment original cette vision de simples tubes je suppose
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Ce sont des pailles 🙂
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Ah oui ben c’est des tous petits tuyaux alors !
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It’s like one of those optical illusions. The circles in groups make triangles – how many triangles do you see? 🙂
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About 50? 😀
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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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Enjoy your Sunday, Jo! Thank you for commenting.
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Original, as usual…
A big hug,dear Paula!
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Abbracci Anna. Grazie!
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I thought they were pipes, but perhaps tiny pipes!
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Very tiny 😀 as in drinking straws 😀 Thanks a lot, Sue. It’s always a pleasure to read you.
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Thanks, Paula – I did wonder if they were straws!!
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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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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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Interesting
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🙂 Thanks, Luke
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🙂
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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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I am glad you recognised the straws, Tish. Thank you very much. 🙂
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beautiful and great patterns 🙂
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🙂 cheers Joshi
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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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Hello Babsje 🙂 I am so glad to hear you liked the photo. How are you doing?
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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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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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I hope at least they cool off for you a bit overnight, sleeping in heat can be so difficult!
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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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You’re welcome, Paula, sending cooling thoughts and a refreshing breeze your way! Best, Babsje
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Thank you dear Babsje 🙂
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My pleasure, take care! 🙂
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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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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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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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Yes, you did 😀
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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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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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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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I’m glad you noticed my effort to match music with the photo. Thank you, Bob. 🙂
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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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Happy to hear that Bob 🙂
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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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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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My pleasure Paula.
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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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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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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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Can’t you find any models in Oslo? 😀 (going out of the office at last – see your posts tonight)
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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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Fascinating art.Cylinders or pipes of some sort..l do love black and white pictures.Regards.
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Drinking straws assembled 😀 Thank you for calling it art, Jalal 🙂
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Such a delightfully trippy shot Paula!
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That’s a pretty accurate description.
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Hi Paula ,my definition of success.” is to achieve one’s purpose in life.” Best wishes.Jalal
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And how does one know what his purpose in life is?
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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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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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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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Only you could think of turning drinking straws into art! 🙂 I think I prefer the coloured version better.
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I do too, but I had to see what they look like monochrome 😀 Thank you, Madhu 🙂
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🙂
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Straws… or maybe a Bridget Riley painting.
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Straws 🙂 I like her work.
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