Sunday, 28 July 2013

Close up and far away

Due to a but of an issue with my ankle - sort of self inflicted by running about with H in the dark! - I have not been out and about much over the last couple of weeks.

This is an oldish image, where I was trying to do both near and far in a single image.  The shape in the sign is a cormorant, one of the more common water birds at Blackburn Lake.

I'm glad I have an archive!



You can find more macro shots at Macro Monday 2 and I love Macro.

Enjoy the pictures!
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28 comments:

  1. Bas.28 July 2013 at 18:52

    heel mooi gedaan.

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  2. Margaret Birding For Pleasure28 July 2013 at 18:54

    Hi Stewart Now this looks very interesting and looks like sculture. How did you use photoshop?
    I love this sort of experimentation. Hope you re having a good weekend and that you will be better soon.

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  3. Stewart M28 July 2013 at 19:39

    Hi Marget - no use of photoshop - the sign is cut from a solid sheet of iron - I focused on the background through one of the holes in the sheet of iron - all one shot, which almost no manipulation (there is a slight crop)

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  4. Kerri Farley28 July 2013 at 20:03

    I LIKE that sign!!

    Hope your ankle heals soon!!

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  5. eileeninmd28 July 2013 at 20:50

    I love this sign, very cool! I hope you ankle heals soon, take care.

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  6. Marcia28 July 2013 at 21:47

    That is very neat. Sorry to hear about the ankle. You didn't say broken or sprained but whatever hope you're staying off it so it can heal.

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  7. Anonymous29 July 2013 at 00:03

    Very nice sign. Oh Stewart so sorry about your owie or big huge owie.

    How did you do that?

    Or is it still from your old ankle energy?

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  8. TexWisGirl29 July 2013 at 00:13

    pretty cool signage. hope your ankle heals!

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  9. Sylvia K29 July 2013 at 01:05

    What a great sign and a really terrific capture for the day, Stewart, as always!! I do hope your ankle heals soon! No fun getting around with a bad ankle -- I know, I had one several years ago! Take care and have a good week!

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  10. John @ Beans and I on the Loose29 July 2013 at 01:11

    Stewart! You cannot be doing what we once did decades ago at this stage of our lives. I'd like to have the metal art in my yard. Get better soon.

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  11. amanda29 July 2013 at 03:59

    Very cool photo & metal cutting!
    Not so cool about your ankle, sorry to hear that. My husband broke his ankle about a year and a half ago.. it really put a damper on hiking & activity that involved a lot of walking for quite a while. Speedy recovery, Stewart!

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  12. Ramakant Pradhan29 July 2013 at 05:02

    Sorry to hear of your ankle. Hope you get well soon. Photographers (especially digital photographers) always huge archives to fall back on at such times :)

    Nice capture of the signpost.

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  13. Karen29 July 2013 at 05:13

    Clever capture! Hope you're on the mend!

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  14. Timur Wilde Photography29 July 2013 at 07:03

    Cool...what a great capture !!

    I like this one ... :)

    Greetings

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  15. DIMI29 July 2013 at 07:08

    Hallo Stewart!Very nice sign!
    Hope you'll be better soon!!
    Have a lovely day!!
    Dimi...

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  16. Andrea29 July 2013 at 12:50

    I hope you're much better, i've been away also for some weeks and sick also the past week, still trying to get if fully off.

    I also want to learn how to get both the near and distant objects both clear in a photo, e.g. moon and tree! Yours is very lovely done.

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  17. Randi29 July 2013 at 14:55

    What an exquisite capture! Hope your ankle heals soon!

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  18. Unknown29 July 2013 at 15:35

    Beautiful! I hope your ankle gets better soon.

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  19. Carole M.29 July 2013 at 16:50

    ooops, sorry Stewart you've done that to your ankle; they take some healing too. I love those rustic cutouts; made for a lovely photograph

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  20. MastHoliday29 July 2013 at 18:45

    Hello friend! Lovely sign. a good attempt. hope you'll soon better. Really you have a great account.

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  21. Gemma Wiseman29 July 2013 at 21:00

    A beautiful piece of artwork. Great textures offered by the iron as a palette.

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  22. Rollercoaster Mum29 July 2013 at 22:48

    Very clever - I like that. Hope you get better soon.

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  23. Magical Mystical Teacher29 July 2013 at 23:09

    Haunting image of the cormorant!

    Macro Mary/Ruby/Yellow

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  24. chai-and-chardonnay.blogspot.com30 July 2013 at 00:50

    Hope you are feeling better by now! And I love the image of the bird!

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  25. Laura30 July 2013 at 09:05

    Lovely image Stewart... I hope you heal well and soon will be out and about again.

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  26. TheChieftess30 July 2013 at 15:43

    When I first saw the image...I saw it upside down...not literally...but I thought it was a salamander type with it's head at the bottom...then "voila"! I saw the cormorant!!!

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  27. Small City Scenes31 July 2013 at 13:23

    Pretty cool sign though. MB

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  28. Pat Tillett8 August 2013 at 08:00

    That is a very cool sign! I hope your ankle is better by now.

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