Grapefruit.

So I was working with the Canon 5D, trying to get used to it, and came up with this shot. The previous post shows really all there is to how I set up the shot. Sorry no myths or magic here. Just a single Broncolor strobe, snooted, shooting up through glass and backlighting the slice of grapefruit. I was really pleased with my end result and I would appreciate any feedback.

Process for a macro shot.

Nuclear afternoon (who needs color balance?)

This was really a "just-for-fun" shot. I happened to look up and see some nice clouds, I'm a sucker for clouds, and ran to get my camera. This was essentially the way ACR window processed the file and I liked the kind of nuclear look it gave the image. So just a few minor tweaks and a crop later, here you have. It's nice to just goof off every once in awhile.

My photo illustration.

So, I ended up being very pleased with this project. The idea was that 20 something computer programmers, you know the guys that invent YouTube, are the new multi-millionaires. Essentially, they're the new face of money. However, most of my classmates thought it was about identity theft or some sort of digital organized crime. Regardless, I was happy with the result.

Source images for the photo illustration.

Just the source images for the photo illustration.

My first shot for macro.

This is the first shot I've taken for the macro class. I have to say that I'm pretty pleased with the results. An extension tube on a 105mm is a wonderful thing. I was hoping to be able to pull it's wings out more so that it looked more like it was in flight. Alas, this was not to be, but still an ok shot.