I caught the pattern of veins and frost crystals on this leaf in the nick of time!
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Frost on Fallen Leaf Veins
Category: Create
Creation: productivity, original ideation, excellent execution, contemplative/meditative process
How do you know when you are pushing yourself enough creatively? When you stick with it until you are creating at your limits.
Sometimes small challenges add up, and rather than letting these little roadblocks stymie us, we need to find ways to move past them without wasting too much effort. This applies in creativity, productivity, and problem-solving just as much as on the literal trail, but we can struggle to do metaphorically what we do on the trail without a second thought. In small steps.
I love shopping eBay and browsing other photography marketplaces. They have taught me a lot about cameras, lenses, and other photography equipment. They’ve helped me clear out some old gear and helped me get replace the gear I wasn’t using with things that I needed. Flip through some examples made with lenses that gave me […]
This is a Meopta Belar 4.5/50 has an unusual feature. It has a square aperture that makes some very funky bokeh. That means blurred hightlights become diamonds or boxes. If they’re close together, they look almost like a linen texture. See what it looks like, and learn how to get square or textured bokeh in your images.
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Ektoplasmar Projection Lens Conversion
“Ektoplasmar” is the unofficial title for my converted projection lenses. The name references the surreal, unusual and vintage nature of the lenses and the images they create. It also hints at some of the components. This post features some of my test images. All are made handheld with unfinished lenses, but I think these preliminary […]
Seek perspective before you seek consensus, permission, or approval, but don’t disregard that input from your communities.
Creating even when you don’t feel like it is key to developing sensitivity and technical mastery
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How I am getting creatively unstuck
This is the picture that restarted it all. It is vital for me to point out that it isn’t perfect, but it marks the moment that I realized I wanted to be more intentional and consistent about taking pictures… this one rekindled the love of photography!