Monday, March 30, 2015

Wonders Of The Plant Kingdom

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Something else I found at the Climatron Saturday. I didn't check the name card but it looked like some kind of lily, maybe.  Mrs. C is the botanist around this house. I hardly know a lily from a liverwort.

My black and white flower photography is always inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe, one of my photography heroes. (Selection of his floral work here.) I could never dream of approaching that level unless I got a 4 X 5 view camera (mmm, one of those Mamiyas that cost as much as a small car, with some Zeiss lenses thrown in), an actual studio (no place to put one in my small house) and stuck my finger in an electric socket to re-arrange my neurons.

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7 comments:

  1. We call that camera-dreaming. Sweet thoughts.

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  2. Two very nice shots! You have some big dreams in the camera department.

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  3. Superb photography. Liverwort? I'll have to look that up.

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  4. You may not be a "professional" but this is certainly professional caliber work. I'm thoroughly impressed!

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  5. Don't stick your finger in any plug hole Bob, you work magic with the camera you have.. It's all about the vision not the equipment I say!

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