Photos: July 29th, 2020

Photos from July 29th, 2020. Spiders, orchids, more roses, some random bits from around the office. A much lusted after lens arrived today (many thanks to emdoux for tipping me off about KEH for used camera gear!) and today was just me getting a feel for it. It’s my first dedicated macro (1:1) lens, after years and years of wanting one.

(Yeah, it’s a bit of a game changer, as far as being able to take the photos I want. I kinda love it.Hat tip to Ko-Fi monthly supporters -you all made getting it possible! Let me know if there’s a photo you want as a high res wallpaper download.)

Shot with my Nikon D3100 with a Tamron 90mm 1:2.8 MACRO 1:1 [727E] lens.

Pearls and fine silver, forgotten.

Orchids are fascinating -the petals have thousands of tiny structures that each have their own color.

You can see them along the edge of the stamen here.

Orchids are fascinating -the petals have thousands of tiny structures that each have their own color.

Rose petals, testing the end of the magnification range.

Rose bloom... I forget what those green covers are called. Testing the end of the magnification range.

Heliconia blooms, off one side of the porch.

Bird of Paradise leaves, holding water.

The same orchid, from a distance, relatively speaking.

This was me working out the lens after unpacking it - just our almost gone biodegradable shrink wrap roll.

A bit of melted aluminum and copper, sitting on top of a red roll measuring tape.