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A couple of very experimental macro shots on Christmas Eve! (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy 12 hrs ago OP
Beautiful, Peggy SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #1
Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! CaliforniaPeggy 11 hrs ago #2
Those are both fun and beautiful. Biophilic 11 hrs ago #3
Thanks so much, my dear Biophilic! CaliforniaPeggy 11 hrs ago #5
Christmassie. cachukis 11 hrs ago #4
Thank you, my dear cachukis! I'm glad that this is what you see! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy 11 hrs ago #7
I like the photographs, they are very interesting but I admit to ignorance as to what they are. LoisB 11 hrs ago #6
Thanks so much, my dear LoisB! CaliforniaPeggy 11 hrs ago #10
See what I linked in my post below. 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #11
Fractals! 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #8
How interesting! I learn something new on DU every day. Thank you. LoisB 10 hrs ago #12
Wow, thank you, my dear 3catwoman3! CaliforniaPeggy 10 hrs ago #13
Have a wonderful holiday season. LoisB 11 hrs ago #9
We sure will, and thank you, my dear LoisB! CaliforniaPeggy 10 hrs ago #14
That's what I'm... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #15
I'm glad you showed up, my dear 2naSalit! CaliforniaPeggy 7 hrs ago #16
Glad I saw them! 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #17
They truly are! CaliforniaPeggy 3 hrs ago #18
Thanks for the link! 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #19
That's the spirit! CaliforniaPeggy 3 hrs ago #20
Sweet dreams! 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #21
I like to look at your pictures, CP. These remind me of. . . UniqueUserName 59 min ago #22

Biophilic

(4,985 posts)
3. Those are both fun and beautiful.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:42 PM
11 hrs ago

I tried to view them as if I didn’t know what they were. They look very exotic and beautiful.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
5. Thanks so much, my dear Biophilic!
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:20 PM
11 hrs ago

That's a great way to see things. Even when you do know what they are!

LoisB

(8,999 posts)
6. I like the photographs, they are very interesting but I admit to ignorance as to what they are.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:21 PM
11 hrs ago

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
10. Thanks so much, my dear LoisB!
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:23 PM
11 hrs ago

I don't know their proper name; I do know they're related to the cauliflower.

I find them quite interesting too.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
13. Wow, thank you, my dear 3catwoman3!
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:12 PM
10 hrs ago

Thanks for the link to that fascinating article! I learned quite a lot, just from looking!

Nature sure is grand!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
14. We sure will, and thank you, my dear LoisB!
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:14 PM
10 hrs ago

Tomorrow we will be with family, feasting, talking, laughing, taking photos and the like!

I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season as well.

2naSalit

(93,420 posts)
15. That's what I'm...
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:29 AM
7 hrs ago

Talkin' about! Those look so otherworldly that a macro can make you feel like you are truly in some twilight zone kind of landscape!

I love them!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
16. I'm glad you showed up, my dear 2naSalit!
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:50 AM
7 hrs ago

They really do look otherworldly.

I've been exploring some materials that will help me develop my skills to match what I want to achieve! I've found a couple of tutorials that should help me get there.

Thanks for your encouragement!



2naSalit

(93,420 posts)
17. Glad I saw them!
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 04:55 AM
3 hrs ago

I was out for dinner last night and checked in before going to bed. I didn't sleep long but today will be funky weather so naps will be had.

The texture and contours of those things is so trippy!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
18. They truly are!
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 05:06 AM
3 hrs ago

I found a tutorial that suits me down to my toenails on how to really maximize my learning how to use the lens. Here's the link:

https://learnandsupport.getolympus.com/learn-center/photography-tips/macro/mastering-the-60mm-macro

Maybe reading this will make you want to rush right out and buy yourself one of these!

2naSalit

(93,420 posts)
19. Thanks for the link!
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 05:10 AM
3 hrs ago

I hope I can find one soon! I looked in all the stores in town, crowded as they were, but didn't see any yet. I'll be looking until I do find one, by gum.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,442 posts)
20. That's the spirit!
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 05:15 AM
3 hrs ago

Well, it's 2:15 a.m. and I'm ready to try again to get some sleep! See you later!

Merry Christmas!

UniqueUserName

(295 posts)
22. I like to look at your pictures, CP. These remind me of. . .
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 07:28 AM
59 min ago

. . . The 11 minute "Off the Air" segment, Bliss. For context, Off the Air are/were short video segments that ran on Adult Swim, which the Cartoon Network at night. So, it's adult cartoon comedy (not porn ---stuff like Family Guy, Cleveland Show, South Park) and targeted programming at night. The "Off the Air" segments are usually stream of conscious images that appear to be inspired by someone on drugs to me. But they are visually interesting. I'm going to link to my favorite section in this clip. It's of a wave pool absolutely full of happy humans. Your pictures remind me of the clip that follows the wave pool. Your images and the video make me think of fractals.

Edited to add: apparently the embedded link will not go directly to 8minutes 25 seconds ---that is where the wave pool segment starts.

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