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White Summer, by Stephanie Gillis

L&C Team — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:40 +0000

I took this photo in the beginning of Summer. Summer is my favorite season and Daisy is, in my opinion, the symbol of new beginnings. The Summer I took this, I had just graduated High School and was looking forward to my new life. I had moved out into my own house and had my own “babies” (they’re actually cats). Life was good.

Technical Info: Kodak DX6490 | Exposure 1/60s @ f/2.8 | ISO 140 | Flash did fire
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 11
Award Score: 60 (Value 11, Clarity 11, Composition 16, Style 11, Skill 11)

Title of the photograph: White Summer
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Toledo, Ohio | United States

Photographer: Stephanie Gillis ( Toledo, Ohio, USA ) Registered Photographer
Stephanie Gillis was born in Toledo, Ohio in May 1994. She has always been artistic and really into photography. When she was younger she thought the chances of her becoming an known artist was about the same as becoming a rock star. But her mom encouraged her to try to make a living off of what she loves. She hasn’t done really anything professional yet, but she is working her way there. She hopes to get a lot of exposure of her artwork and maybe one day sells it. Stephanie Mostly does it for the passion and the fun. Her life motto is, “Photography is a part of who I am. It’s how I see the world. Everything is beautiful, you just have to see it through the camera’s eye, and not the eyes of people.” She lives by that and let it guides her.

Portfolio: http://www.behance.net/gallery/My-Photography/7087947
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephyBear17

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Invincible Flower, by Zahraa Al Hassani

L&C Team — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:48:12 +0000

A friend and I decided to hang out and take a walk down on a park just about 2 blocks away from where I live, when I came across this invincible flower where this picture was taken, it gave me that uplifting feeling of having hope even with the most tough situation.

Technical Info: Nikon D3100 with Sigma 70-300mm | Exposure 1/60sec @ f/7.1 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 135mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 04
Award Score: 63 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 15, Style 11, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Invincible Flower
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Baghdad | Iraq

Photographer: Zahraa Hashim Salih Al Hasani (Baghdad,Iraq) Registered Photographer
Zahraa Al Hassani is a passionate photographer, lives in Iraq, and work as designer in Zain Telecommunications for more than 6 years. Resources in Iraq are mostly limited, thus she used her photography skills to get a visuals for her designs. She started photography with Sony H7 and Carel Zias lenses, and then moved to Nikon. Graphic Design has helped her to strengthen her photographic perspective. Zahraa believes she is here to acquire knowledge from the trove of purist photography.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31190914@N06/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zahraa.h.salih
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZahraaHasani

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Crocodile’s Eye, by Bashar Alaeddin

L&C Team — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:24:23 +0000

I had spent 4-weeks in the Thanda Private Game Reserve in South Africa in Spet, 2011 in a photography and conservation volunteer program with African Impact. One weekend they took us to the Crocodile Center in St.Lucia. As part of the tour, the guide opened up the cages and let us all into the put where a lot of crocodiles were laying about. They were all sizes of them and while the guide was giving us a lecture about the animal and their environment and what we can do to protect them, another guide helped keep one young crocodile stable while I photographed its eye with my Macro lens. I must admit even though I knew the crocodile was secure, it still felt like he had the power and strength to let go of the guides hands and chop us both. Luckily he didn’t and I managed to capture this detailed image of the reptile’s eye.

Technical Info: Canon 7D with EF 100mm Macro f/2.8 | Exposure 1/320 @ f/7.1 | ISO 320 | 100mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 10
Award Score: 68 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Crocodile’s Eye
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Crocodile Center in St. Lucia | South Africa

Photographer: Bashar Alaeddin (Amman, Jordan) Registered Photographer
Born in Kuwait City, lived between Jordan and Lebanon most of his life, Bashar has over 9yrs experience in digital photography since he picked it up as a hobby for a course during his university years. Starting from a 2mp Samsung, he is now the founder of a photography & video studio based in Amman, Jordan where his time is split between his commercial day job photographing food, interior, products and portraits; and his night-time job traveling around the middle-east region capturing landscapes, the culture and his favorite genre, long-exposures of the night-sky. He is an amateur astronomer and tried to combine that with his love of photographs showcasing the beauty of the Arabian landscapes under starry nights.

Website: http://adasat.co/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34413965@N02
500px: http://500px.com/balaeddin

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Yellow and Green, by Mai Phuong Duong

L&C Team — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:58:16 +0000

It is not only the flower, but also the sense of pleasing balance in color and composition that caught my eye.

Technical Info: Olympus E-620 with Vivitar 90mm MACRO | Exposure 1/250 @ f4 | ISO 400
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 03
Award Score: 71 (Value 14, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Yellow and Green
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Singapore

Photographer: Mai Phuong Duong (Singapore) Registered Photographer
Mai Phuong Duong and her husband Minh Nghia Le are two Singapore-based photographers. Photography has nothing to do with their daily job but it has become their passion for years. They just hope everyone enjoy their photos as how they see the world.

Portfolio Travel: https://a2nh.jux.com/
Portfolio Street Photography: http://a2nh.tumblr.com/
Portfolio Wedding Photography: http://a2nh-wedding.blogspot.sg/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/analox.admire
Twitter: http://twitter.com/a2nh

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Yummy, by Jana Zelenovic

L&C Team — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:17:01 +0000

A bee was restlessly flying around among numerous colorful flowers and it was quite difficult to follow her and find a moment when she would be still for a second. In the end she picked this flower – it must have been yummy.

Technical Info: Olympus e420 | Exposure 1/250sec @ f/6.3 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 150mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | March 02
Award Score: 58 (Value 12, Clarity 11, Composition 15, Style 10, Skill 10)

Title of the photograph: Yummy
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Morges | Switzerland

Photographer: Jana Zelenovic (Geneva, Switzerland) Registered Photographer
Jana Zelenovic began flirting with photography in 2010 when she realized that taking trips and walks are much more interesting with a camera in her hands. She had moved from Slovenia to Switzerland, and wanted to capture all the new landscape, nature and people that she had been meeting. Jana started with an Olympus e420, but later adopted a new pet, Nikon D700. She also loves playing the piano, traveling, learning new languages and baking.

Portfolio: http://www.photoserendipities.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photoserendipities

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Sunflower, by Mauro Squiz Daviddi

L&C Team — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:18:18 +0000

Photograph taken in a large field of sunflowers. I searched a lot to find the flower that I liked. During the summer in this area there are many fields with sunflowers. Find the right flower for the right light is a search relaxing. the petals folded over the center of the flower and geometric pattern at the center capture the view.

Technical Info: Canon 400D | Exposure 1/400 @ f/7.1 | Focal Length 300mm | ISO 400

Award Winner: Photo of the Month | 33rd Month | 1st Place, Photo of the Day | February 23
Award Score: 72 (Value 13, Clarity 13.5, Composition 18, Style 13.5, Skill 14)

Title of the photograph: Sunflower
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna | Italy

Photographer: Mauro Squiz Daviddi (Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy) Registered Photographer
Mauro Squiz Daviddi started photographing in 1976 with the camera of his father, a Vitoret Voigtländer. Photography is his love, and in 1986 Mauro obtain the degree of “Master of Art” at the Art Institute of Bologna. His last photographic exhibitions was from 16 November 2012 to 16 January 2013 at the Museum of Wax Anatomical Bologna.
Currently Exhibition ASCE in the European project EUCEMET, and “The Charterhouse of Bologna through the eyes of Dickens” at the town hall of Bologna is in process.

Website: http://www.maurosquizdaviddi.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mauro.squiz.daviddi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MauroDaviddi
Google+: https://plus.google.com/107306004039004911477

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Jumping Spider, by Avi Chatterjee

L&C Team — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:18:18 +0000

This small and beautiful spider was loitering around in my garden, when I was trying to shoot the small devil kept on jumping towards the lens (the best self-defense being the offence), I kept myself cool and waited an hour, after that it got exhausted and I could shoot it point blank.

Technical Info: Nikon D7000 with Sigma 105 f2.8 APO DG MACRO | Exposure 1/100s @ f/2.8 | ISO 800
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | January 30
Award Score: 65 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 17, Style 12, Skill 12)

Title of the photograph: Jumping Spider
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Kolkata, West Bengal | India

Photographer: Avi Chatterjee (Dubai,United Arab Emirates) Registered Photographer
Avi Chatterjee was born in Kolkata, India on 1st December 1982. He was brought up in a family of Father, Mother and Younger Brother. After completing his Electrical Engineering from his native town he went outside India looking for fortune. He had stayed in countries like Singapore, Kuwait due to his work and finally for last 5 years he is settled in Dubai. Presently he is working in an Automation OEM Company as a Technical Sales Consultant and holds Technical Certifications like Functional Safety Engineer (SIS) from TUV.

He brought his first Digital Point and Shoot Camera namely Canon A470 when he got married to his wife Triparna who is a painter back in 2008 and they were on a trip to the Himalayas in 2008 .He used to shoot whatever he saw without knowing anything about photography. Today he repents as to what he had missed and what he could have captured if he knew photography that time. His first exposure to the photography world was in the year 2012 when on his Son Aaryan’s first birthday one of his friend brought a DSLR for shooting and finally he got himself a Nikon D7000 by April 2012

His main inspiration is his wife and thus he is even thinking of leaving his mainstream regular Job and start full time in Photography as a Photographer. He is already associated with some professional photographic association and he has started shooting professionally since last December 2012. He is setting up studio Named Time Machine Works in Dubai and India. His interest mainly is in Macro Photography, though he professionally shoots Wedding, Food and Product Photographs.

Portfolio: http://www.pixoto.com/avitrip2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avitrip2000
Twitter: https://twitter.com/avitrip2010

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Red Feast, by Ahmad Jaa

L&C Team — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:11:42 +0000

This is one of my early shots when I started nature macro photography. One thing that I should have done better was using a smaller aperture to increase the focusing area so that the ant biting the caterpillar would be in focus as well. Nevertheless, the striking nature themed color contrast and the decisive moment were simply amazing. The ants were sharing their meal together with no issue whatsoever and it does reflect my life- teamwork and togetherness. Being human, are we sharing things sincerely with an open heart?

Technical Info: Olympus E-5 with EX-25 + ZD 50mm f/2 + FL 50R | ISO 200 | Exposure 1/100ssec @ f/6.3
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | January 09
Award Score: 69 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 17, Style 13, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Red Feast
Photo of the Day Award Category: Black & White Photography
Photograph Location: Selangor | Malaysia

Photographer: Ahmad Jaa (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Registered Photographer
Ahmad Jaa had found the fun and enjoyment of photography just recently in 2011, even though he had started somewhere around 2008. Although his main interest is in geometry, he shoots whatever that attracts him and does not restrict himself to a certain genre. His journey in photography is more about discovering himself. And by understanding himself, he was able to express more freely and sincerely. Since then, photography had open up a new perspective in his life. As a self taught photographer, he is continuously trying to improve and learning the ways to become better.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmadjaa/
Fluidr: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ahmadjaa
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/101840044241134728110/

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Nectar Lover, by Laria Saunders

L&C Team — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:47:14 +0000

This was taken in my old neighborhood in West Hollywood. The bee was hovering around this bush that has tiny flowers on it.

Technical Info: Nikon D90 with Nikor 24-70mm f/2.8 | Exposure 1/200sec @ f/6.3 | ISO 200
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | January 02
Award Score: 60 (Value 11, Clarity 12, Composition 15, Style 11, Skill 11)

Title of the photograph: Nectar Lover
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: West Hollywood, California | United States

Photographer: Laria Saunders (Los Angeles, United States) Registered Photographer
Laria is an emerging photographer from Boston, New York and Los Angeles. She comes from a family of artists that span four generations on both sides including 3 professional photographers. Her passion for photography goes back 25 years. She has been awarded for her abstract, wildlife, dance and travel photography by Eden Arts, UK, Momentum: Images of Dance, CT., Art Scene Today, Art Slant and Projekt 30. Laria is co-owner of a portrait studio called City of Angels Headshots. Her exhibits include, Group shows at PhotoPlace Gallery -Vermont, Grooveworx Gallery-Santa Monica,CA. Linus Gallery-Pasadena, Peace Project traveling exhibit (Galleries in 6 US cities), Whole 9 Gallery-Culver City, CA., 1650 Gallery-Los Angeles. She currently resides in the arts district of downtown Los Angeles.

Portfolio: http://www.lariasaunders.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LariaSaunders
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lariafineartphotography

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IJsbloem, by Rob van der Waal

L&C Team — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:46:15 +0000

This little IJsbloem (frost flower) shows its lovely pink and white color during the summer. Using a macro lens to create an opportunity to discover details, which one usually won’t see.

Technical Info: Nikon D800 | Exposure 1/250sec @ f/4.5 | Focal Length 105mm | ISO 250
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 12
Award Score: 67 (Value 13, Clarity 12.5, Composition 17, Style 12.5, Skill 12)

Title of the photograph: IJsbloem
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Hellevoetsluis | the Netherlands

Photographer: Rob van der Waal (Hellevoetsluis, The Netherlands.) Registered Photographer
Rob van der Waal was born in 1957 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His father was a passionate photographer who taught him the basics of photography. When he was 7 years old, his family already had a darkroom on the top floor of their family house. His dad was on the edge of what was possible those days, using 2 Leica M3 bodies, and was developing black/white and color films by himself and with some modifications to his equipment, created images of 40x60cm. Apart from his father’s touch and some workshops, Rob van der Waal is an autodidact. With reading, listening and most of all just doing, he developed his creative and photography skills. To briefly summarize his style in photography; pure and honest are the key words that come close. He loves to be out in nature and enjoys the space, light and birds, and on those frequent trips his camera is his companion. He believes, some interest build into his DNA is “maritime”. It’s his preference to be at the waterfront, the sea, and close to ships and its related activity. He feels fortunate to live close to Rotterdam, a harbor area in the Netherlands. He will always respect nature and animals. He hopes more people will support this principle. What triggers him in photography is that, it is never done, complete or finish, as there is always a way to playing with the light and the moment, which gives the opportunity in another way to tell the story!

Portfolio: http://www.robvanderwaal-fotografie.nl
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvdwaal_foto/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/waalrob

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