Some of my Favorite photographs
This is one of my entries into a macro contest whose theme was the colors in the Ukraine flag. I used a Laowa 100mm 2x Macro Lens set at f/8 -- it's a manual lens with no electronics. 15 photos shot in RAW, stacked using HeliconFocus. Other software: Apple Photos, Topaz Sharpen, Lightroom. (Camera: Nikon Z6ii).
Oil droplets (extra virgin olive oil) suspended in water with a multicolored background. Camera: Nikon Z6
American Eagle 1997 One-Half Ounce Gold Proof Coin features Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ iconic full-length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The obverse features a stunning portrayal of an eagle. The lens used was a Laowa 100mm, f/2.8, macro 2x set at f/8. Camera -- Nikon Z6ii.
This was one of the first photos I took with my Nikon Z 100-400mm lens with a 2x teleconverter. I took the photo through a 2nd floor window and was handholding the camera -- Nikon Z6ii.
This is a composite photo of individual photographs of the sun and moon combined into one photo. The photo of the sun required a solar filter. Both photos were taken with a telephoto lens at 800mm (Nikon Z 100-400mm Zoom at 400mm plus a 2x teleconverter). Camera -- Nikon Z6ii.
I was trying to come up with some macrophotography ideas using the rainbow of colors. I shot the photos in RAW, stacking 6 photos to make sure everything was in focus. Equipment was a Nikon Z6ii, a Laowa 100mm 2x macro lens set a 1:1, and one Adaptalux LED white lighting arm. Settings were ISO 1,000. f/8, 13 seconds. Software was HeliconFocus, Topaz Sharpen and Apple Photos.
A friend gave me a piece of agate (a mineral) and I was pleasantly surprised at all the colors and patterns within the structure. Photo was shot at 1x using a 105mm Nikon 1x macro lens, in RAW, three photos stacked. Post-processing included HeliconFocus for stacking, Lightroom for minor adjustments to color and sharpness. Camera -- Nikon Z6ii.
50 years ago, my grandfather gave my bride and I some Christmas Balls to hang on our first Christmas Tree. To add some magic I placed one of the bells on a piece of glass and swirled some miniature LED Christmas lights around it. I took 63 photos before I had one whose light path complemented the Christmas Ball. Camera: Nikon Z6ii.
I put some marbles in water and waited 24 hours for the bubbles to form, then removed the background bubbles, final photo was a composite of 64 stacked images. Post-processing included HeliconFocus software for stacking and minor adjustments in color and sharpness. Camera -- Nikon Z6ii.
The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Photo was taken from a cruise ship, at sunset, camera was hand held. Camera -- Nikon D7500.
Photo was taken at the Dr. E.M. Mills Rose Garden is located in Thornden Park, Syracuse, NY near the campus of Syracuse University. The Mills Garden includes more than 3,000 rose bushes and offers visitors many unique varieties. Camera -- Nikon D5300.
Photo is a closeup of a seashell collected by my mother around 30 years ago. It is sitting on a piece of glass and illuminated from underneath with a white LED light. Photographed in RAW, final image was from a stack of 40 individual photos. Camera -- Nikon Z6ii.