Photo Challenge 235/365
Last of the sleeping insects from this trip. Was really pleased with the detail I got but probably could have angled it better. As I edited I was thinking how getting a shot of the wings would have been great. The iso was about 200, the aperture was about medium, the speed was a little longer. Using the screen zoom to check the focus. Editing I shared the same the focus with the flower and bee. #bee #flower #macroflower #macrobee #macrophotography #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 220/365
Last of the morning glories. Really like how this one turned out. Did a lot of spot healing on a decently exposed original photo. Messed a little more with the sliders to give it a more vibrant feel. #macro #macroflower #flower #pinkflower #morningglory #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 219/365
Another macro of a morning glory. I think I went too hard on the slider trying to get the saturation you see with your eye. Tripod, low ISO, small aperture for that good depth of field, shutter speed to compensate for the small aperture. I did do some spot healing to get rid of the pollen on the flower petals. #photoshopedit #macro #macroflower #purpleflower #morningglory #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 217/365
On my morning walks I see these vining flowers and love em. Eevee doesn't like that I tried to get a clipping so I must enjoy them from a far instead. Used a tripod, tried to get a large depth of field in a sunny day. Low ISO and medium speed. Slider work done to try to recreate the saturation of the flower. #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #blueflower #photoshopedit #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 214/365
This is the last shot from the bouquet of flowers. Was told to try different angles of flowers and I do a lot of head on shots of the flowers. This was a different one that I think turned out well. The tiniest slider work. As with the last, low ISO, tiny aperture, and long shutter speed. No healing tools. #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #purpleflower #photoexperiment #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 213/365
This was another mix subject shot. No real subject in the macro shot just taking it all in. Even with a tiny aperture I still see where it failed me and became blurry. Very little work other than cropping. #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #purpleflowers #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 211/365
Tried to find the name of this plant/flower, still not sure. It looks like a furry tail. Another one where I wasn't trying to take a picture of anything specific. Zoomed using a piece of paper to focus. Low ISO, tiny aperture, slow shutter. Brought the exposure up and messed with the contrast a little. #yellowflower #yellowplant #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 210/365
Another shot of no real subject having the multiple subjects be the subject. I didn't know flowers were so fuzzy! Low ISO, tiny aperture, and a long shutter speed to compensate. I had to bring the exposure up but then add contrast and other sliders to make it pop a little too. #flowers. #macrophotography #macro #macroflower #photoexperiment #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 209/365
Bunch of little white filler flowers. Tried to get all of them with a smaller aperture. ISO 100 to not blow out the white petals. Slower aperture to compensate for the other two restrictions. A little slider work to provide some life to the green without destroying the white petals. #flowers #whiteflower #macro #macroflower #macrophotography #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 208/365
This was a tiny flower I was able to get most of it in one shot. Low ISO, tiny aperture, slow shutter speed. Off centered to give it a little something more than just head on flower bud. Slider work to make it a little more vibrant and overcome some underexposure. #orangeflower #orange #flower #macro #macroflower #macrophotogrpahy #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 207/365
This one I was playing with depth of field and contrast. I was trying to get all the yellow frame to be in focus but I guess there was too much dimension in the yellows. I had a low ISO, tiny aperture, and slow shutter. I got half of it. Next time I will pay attention to the focus before moving on. #yellowflower #yellow #macrophotography #macro #macroflower #photoexperiment #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 206/365
Another macro shot of flowers. This time I didn't want to get a flower but something with good colors. I picked this shot. Zooming with the screen and a piece of paper again. Was happy with the focus I got. ISO low, aperture tiny, speed slow. Minimal slider work and think I did too much too much on the saturation. Still enjoy the vivid colors. #flower #macroflower #macro #macrophotography #pinkflower #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 204/365
Tried to do a shot with higher contrast of yellow petals and black center. Exposed for the petals and tried to do my best on slider work. Another low ISO and high aperture with long exposure. Also tried offsetting to bring a little something to it. #flower #yellowflower #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 203/365
Tried to provide some contrast in this shot with the blue, purple, green on the right and yellow on the left. Focusing was with the screen and not by eyesight. Still trying to figure that out. I am using a paper to help focus before taking the shot. Higher aperture setting, lower ISO, and longer exposure to compensate for the indoor lighting. Slider work to try to make it more vibrant. #blueflower #yellowflower #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #2023photochallenge

Photo Challenge 201/365
This weekend was a little busy but I got lucky when my girlfriend brought home bouquets from her show. I used a light that wasn't that strong to offset the indoor lighting on this rose. Did a little slider work. Small aperture and low ISO. Was a slow shot and I had to be super still. #flower #purplerose #purple #macrophotography #macro #rose #macroflower #2023photochallenge

2023 Photo Challenge 191/365
Think I was a little too fuzzy and too happy on the sliders for this one. Still like it but didn't capture what I saw. Full light macro shot here. Been experimenting with the distance of my macro shots to get more in the shot. #macro #macroflower #yllowflower #flower #2023photochallenge

2023 Photo Challenge 187/365
Depth of focus and macro is something I am really starting to enjoy. Feels like something reaching out of the blurry shadows to come into sharp focus. I didn't even see the little spider silk threads till editing. Slider work and cropping but not much. #macro #flowercluster #macroflower #2023photochallenge

2023 Photo Challenge 186/365
This was a macro that wasn't quite in focus. Was trying to get the center. Still like the way it looks with the other flower parts radiating out. The slightest wind or focus seems to get me on these. Slider work was used #macro #macroflower #yellowflower #2023photochallenge

2023 Photo Challenge 185/365
This was another macro shot from our garden. Not sure what this plant is like most of my pants but I tried to mess with the depth of field in macroshots. Sometimes I can't get a whole bug in a shot but this taught me open up the depth of field to get more detail! Slider work was there to make it pop a little more. #flower #purpleflower #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #2023photochallenge

2023 Photo Challenge 169/365
This was a very 3d flower that I would love to image stack. I did various focus and like the creepiness of the petals coming out at the lens. I will post them as the year goes on. This was a little under exposed so used the sliders to bring the light up a little. I was shooting in the house with room lighting. #purpleflower #flower #macro #macrophotography #macroflower #2023photochallenge