Another gray day here. I’m ready for some green. I went to the table of houseplants to scare up a green macro subject. The subject is a Haworthia species; I believe it is Haworthia fasciata, though I am not certain. I have been exercising the Nikon PB-6 focusing bellows the last couple of days. I […]
Surface of a distant moon, or a common food item? You be the judge! A bellows and some side-lighting makes the cracker surface look like an alien landscape strewn with crystal boulders. I am enjoying the side lighting technique here. The standard macro technique is full-frontal lighting. I don’t have a ring flash, so full-frontal lighting […]
We got out the Nikon PB-6 Bellows to play with. Last year I assembled the necessary parts and pieces; I have rarely used it. One reason for my One Picture a Day project is to encourage me to spend time with all the gadgets I have accumulated. These tools are capable of so much, but […]