The smallest things matter. To distract an anxious mind. Focus on the normal. Nature is a connection to peace of mind. Submitted for Jeff Sinon's Isolation Photo project and the Princeton Art's Council's A Day in the Life project.…
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The word bokeh is a Japanese loanword to the English language. The term refers to the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image. Note that bokeh is not the same as a blur. Bokeh is the quality of the blur. Visible bokeh is often achieved by shooting at very wide apertures to blur the background. One of the characteristics of macro photography is that subjects are shot at close distances. While this close camera-to-subject proximity can lead…
Over the weekend, I went hiking in the Sourland Mountain Preserve and observed numerous wildflowers along the trail. The flower in the post header is Hepatica. Hepatica (Hepatica Nobilis var. obtusa) is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America. Once again, I used the Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set DG but mounted my AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. I used the 36mm extension tube for most of the shots. With this extension tube and the lens at 48mm,…
