This is a red hibiscus flower, google it and you’ll find out a lot of medicinal uses for this flower
Gear: Lumix LX3
Settings: f2.0 | 1/320 | ISO 80
Post Process:
Adjusted contrast
Dodging and burning
Cheers!
/Mike
I was not feeling well last night so I have to post this only today. Anyway, the good thing about these ants is that, they don’t move so quickly and they stop every now and then, giving me opportunity to take a decent shot
Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron …
This flower is very common back in the Philippines, it is called Gumamela, or Hibiscus in English. Not only it’s very pretty but it is medicinal as well. Gumamela flowers are used as an expectorant in bronchitis, for general coughs, and as a refrigerant drink in fevers just to …
Macro photography is probably one if not the hardest type of photography for me. So I give a lot of credits to macro photographers, they really deserve it. It requires a lot of patience and technique to master this area of photography. I am always fascinated with macro photography and …
Haven’t been doing water shots lately… I wanted an up-close and personal shot of the water this time; I also wanted to get the angle where the water is actually flowing. Shot this inside the bathtub I don’t think I can use my 7D on this shot so …
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential” – Winston Churchill
Nothing much to say, just sharing a quote from Mr. Churchill.
Oh, and by the way, I missed shooting with my point & shoot cam, lumix lx3, so I decided to use it for …
Again, some last minute shot. I was planning to shoot with my Lumix tonight but, it didn’t work out somehow. So, I had to come up with something else. I was actually checking what to have for breakfast tomorrow so I checked the milk and found out it was already …
I’m trying to do something else today, but then I can’t pull it off because the flower keeps on falling down; Then I saw some nice effect with the water, so I just roll with it
Most of the time, mistakes lead us to something… might not be what …
Well, let me get this straight, this ring is not mine
This ring is from a friend… He called from the Philippines tonight and made a “request” for my 365 to feature his ring. Well, there you go! All I can say is that, the ring looks pretty good! …
Today, nothing special Just a normal CD lying around the house, putting some water drops and a little experimentation with the position of the speedlites. It gives different shades of rainbow colors every time I change the angle of the strobes. Again, something new I learned with my …
