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Floral

Extreme Hibiscus

March 11, 2010
Extreme closeup of a hibiscus stamen, anther and pistil, made with 12mm, 20mm and 36mm extension tubes on a Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 lens.

My wife got her Maui Master Gardener certification recently, which resulted in a sudden interest in very, very tiny insect species. One day, she brought in a leaf from the garden and asked me to photograph the bug that was on it, to which I replied, “What bug?” I couldn’t even see it with my glasses on. [...]

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New Project: Plants Of Maui

January 30, 2010
Morning dew.

I started looking through my florals and other plant photos made in Maui and decided to start a collection. I’m not sure where I’m going with them yet—commercial, stock, fine art, books, calendars—but I’m sure something will come to me as time goes on. Looking for out-of-the-box ideas. Any suggestions? Edible gardens, backyard florals…

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Getting The Focus You Want Using Photoshop CS4

April 3, 2009

When I’m shooting florals, my weapon of choice is my old Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens (now superceded by the 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR). Whenever possible, I like to shoot them wide open to accentuate the flower by creating as much bokeh as possible, blurring the background to minimize distractions in the frame. This [...]

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Blended Hibiscus

March 17, 2009

One of the challenges in getting a good macro shot of a flower like a hibiscus is achieving enough depth of field to get the whole flower in focus while still getting as much bokeh as possible. I decided to try experimenting with the new “Auto Align Layers” and “Auto Blend Layers” in Photoshop CS4 [...]

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Variegated Rose

November 7, 2008

Variegated Rose, originally uploaded by peterliuphoto. On Flickr Explore today.

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