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Photo of the Day | May 11 | Fires, by Mai Phuong Duong

L&C Team — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000

It seems easy to make an `interesting’ macro photograph as the subject is usually something hardly observed by our naked eyes. However, creating a macro shot that keeps viewer’s eyes on it for some moments is rather difficult. In a close-up shot, I often look for a good subject to be in focus, and equally important, search for an interesting background to complete the frame. I guess this shot is one good example of those.

Technical Info: Olympus E-620 | Exposure: 1/60s @ f/4 | ISO 200 | Focal Length 90mm
Title of the photograph: Fires
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Hort Park | Singapore
Photographer: Mai Phuong Duong (Singapore)
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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/analox
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Photo of the Day | April 14 | Traveler, by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:55:21 +0000

I love Monarch butterflies since my childhood, they are so delicate and at the same time have a great strength to achieve one of the most impressive migrations. It’s fantastic to seem them here in Monterrey during its migration and I found this little one in the natural Park “La Estanzuela”. My intention in this photo is reflect the space, the green space, that surrounds the butterfly.

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED | Exposure: 1/400sec at f/5.0 | ISO: 200 | Focal length: 105mm | Trend exposure: -1/3 EV
Title of the photograph: Traveler
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: La Estanzuela, Monterrey | Mexico
Photographer: Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
Joaquín Arellano is an amateur photographer that enjoys nature and macro photography, and also likes to experiment with different techniques, use a Nikon D5000 and spend most of his free time taking shots and he always tries to learn something new. For his photography mostly he uses a Nikon D5000 equipped with a NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR IF-ED

Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_yuca/
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joaquin-Arellano-Photography/167979239896994
500px : http://500px.com/Joaquin_Arellano
Twitter : https://twitter.com/#!/El_Yuca

Photo of the Day | April 05 | Parasol, by Thaddeus Miles

L&C Team — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:52:13 +0000

Sunday morning I drove a few hours from home to visit the Magic Wings Butterfly Garden. While trying to capture a photo a transparent butterfly I came upon this delicate flower a little larger than my thumbnail resting in the shade and on a leaf of one of the bigger trees in the green house. Fortunately I had the time to wait for touch of the sun to come around and awaking its internal soul like it does most of us daily.

Technical Info: Nikon D300s | ISO 400 | Exposure 1/125sec at F/8.0 | Focal Length 157mm
Title of the photograph: Parasol
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Deerfield, Massachusetts | United States

Photographer: Thaddeus Miles ( Lowell, Massachusetts USA )
Thaddeus Miles envisions sustainable cities. As Director of Public Safety at MassHousing he works with law enforcement and diverse communities throughout Massachusetts confronting the complexities of crime and trauma. He has a long track record, a strong commitment to empowering people and strengthening youth voice, and vision.

Thaddeus garnered insights and strategies from his international work at Harvard Law School and Community/Urban planning programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reinforced his steadfast commitment to ensuring that the most underserved members of our community have genuine opportunities for success and achievement.

He founded the MassIMPACT technology consortium, and co-founded the Neighborhood Network National Consortium. He serves on many nonprofit boards throughout the Commonwealth. His newest partnership “Think Big Dream Big” is a youth driven initiative to jumpstart young people on the journey to a positive future, the fulfillment of their goals, and dreams.

Thaddeus Miles is also an animator and photographer. This led him to become the Board President of Peace* in Focus*: a global non-profit organization that trains youth from underserved and post-conflict communities to be creative peace builders and leaders using photography and grassroots media tools. His immersion in his latest photography projects: “365 a photo a Day in 2012,” and “The African American Church” has strengthened his artistic vision, and illuminated the four pillars of his identity that provide the frame and structure for his photographic journey (Faith/Spirit, Family/Ancestry, Nature/Landscape and People/Community).

Website: http://thaddeusmiles365.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thaddeus.miles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Sifublack

Photo of the Day | March 26 | Frost, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan

L&C Team — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:46:28 +0000

Captured this shot on a frosty morning in Edinburgh. Going out to photograph on a frosty morn is an amazing experience and what I have noticed is that the beauty of frost is in the detail. Getting up close to your subject brings out the real beauty. At first glance, one just sees a white layer of sparkly dust over everything but get up close and one begins to see the hidden beauty…

Technical Info: Camera: Canon EOS 50D | Exposure: 1/400 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 400 | Focal Length: 70mm
Title of the photograph: Frost
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Edinburgh | Scotland
Photographer: Kurien Koshy Yohannan (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Photography started off as a hobby for Kurien Koshy Yohannan but now it plays a major role in his life – so much so that he plans to slowly start making a living from it. Koshy believes there is so much beauty around us that can be captured; nature is full of beauty waiting for us to capture it, if we have the eye and receptiveness for it. Koshy intends to capture this beauty through his camera lens for all to enjoy and behold. Through his photography he would like people to appreciate the world we live in – the animal and plant life that coexist with us as well as the people and cultures that surround us – and hopes that it may provide a renewed enthusiasm for people to safeguard the beautiful planet that we call Home.
Website: http://igallopfree.com
Portfolio: http://www.behance.net/bsphotography/frame
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackstallionphotography
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Photo of the Day | March 16 | Sunflower, by Luca Renoldi

L&C Team — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:46:44 +0000

I took this photo of Sunflower at Public Market at Seattle. Sunflower is recognized worldwide for its vibrant color, and beauty. The flower petals within the sunflower’s cluster are usually in a spiral pattern. Typically, there are 34 spirals in one direction and 55 in the other, and this pattern produces the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Exposure Details: 1/200sec @ f/8 | Focal length: 50mm | ISO 400
Title of the photograph: Sunflower
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Seattle | United States
Photographer: Luca Renoldi (Monza, Italy)
Luca born in Milan on 1958 and is living in the surround of Monza, not far from the loved Milan, with the wife Cinzia, the daughter Alessia and their dog Chanel.
His indomable vitality and will to discover new horizons get him called a twenty-year-old with 30 years of experience.100% of effort and energy is always offered to every passion he has. Lover of football, fans of FC Internazionale Milano, he is active part of InterClub Muratidentro supporters club. He loves since ever the photographic art, taking pictures of whatever he finds interesting, nothing precluded, fitting the perspectives to the mounted optics, rarely constructing his own photos, leaving the images as real as his eyes have captured.

Manager in a company producing industrial laundry machines, he travels all around the world right along with his trustworthy Nikon, always finding the time to dedicate himself to photography, which sometimes combines with fractals or various experimental techniques.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muratodentro

Photo of the Day | March 05 | Mantis Eye, by Ahmad Jaa

L&C Team — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:58:19 +0000

A mantis on a leave with a staring eye. Looking carefully and prepares if danger arise for an escape.

Technical Info: Olympus E-5 | ISO 200 | 1/160 @ f/5 | Focal Length 150mm
Title of the Photograph: Mantis Eye
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Keramat, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
Photographer: Ahmad Jaa (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Ahmad Jaa, is an ordinary person who enjoys photography. He is not a pro and his works never been published or exhibited anywhere before. He shoots what he likes and what interest him. He loves chocolates. Just that only recently, sometime early this year he started to enjoy more and thus shooting more and more. The joy and fun in photography to his is the most important thing. Without the fun factor, photography will not be a fun thing and a happy hobby. With fun, one will be happy and enjoying them and this will keep them moving forward. He will keep on improving, experimenting and shooting and hopefully will be a better photographer.

Flickr: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ahmadjaa
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmadjaa/
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Photo of the Day | February 26 | Rose, by Luca Renoldi

L&C Team — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:25:05 +0000

For a touchy-feely person, rose means a lot. It makes them happy, and smiles back if they are sad, and to some, it’s a symbol of love. It’s a flower that meant to bring happiness in life. I took this photograph of rose in my garden in Monza, Italy.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Exposure Details: 1/200sec @ f/4 | Focal length: 105mm | ISO 200
Title of the photograph: Grape
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Monza | Italy
Photographer: Luca Renoldi (Monza, Italy)
Luca born in Milan on 1958 and is living in the surround of Monza, not far from the loved Milan, with the wife Cinzia, the daughter Alessia and their dog Chanel.
His indomable vitality and will to discover new horizons get him called a twenty-year-old with 30 years of experience.100% of effort and energy is always offered to every passion he has. Lover of football, fans of FC Internazionale Milano, he is active part of InterClub Muratidentro supporters club. He loves since ever the photographic art, taking pictures of whatever he finds interesting, nothing precluded, fitting the perspectives to the mounted optics, rarely constructing his own photos, leaving the images as real as his eyes have captured.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muratodentro

Photo of the Day | February 07 | Jungle, by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:35:22 +0000

Every micro world is unique, a Pandora world. This is one of the gifts that the micro lens offers, the opportunity to transport you to a new world and admire the small details in its entire splendor. I was walking in “Rio la Silla” park when I found an area covered with three-leafed clovers, soon I discovered a new Pandora world.

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED | Exposure: 1/320sec @ f/3.0 | ISO: 200 | Focal length: 105mm | Trend exposure: -2 EV
Title of the photograph: Jungle
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Monterrey | Mexico
Photographer: Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
Joaquín Arellano is an amateur photographer that enjoys nature and macro photography, and also likes to experiment with different techniques, use a Nikon D5000 and spend most of his free time taking shots and he always tries to learn something new. For his photography mostly he uses a Nikon D5000 equipped with a NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR IF-ED

Photo of the Day | January 28 | Grape, by Luca Renoldi

L&C Team — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:19:11 +0000

Photograph of grape in the water to wash it. There are many ways to take a photograph, but it’s not always easy to get what you want to highlight. When washing grape thoroughly under clean running water, it makes the dirt removed, and also produce a very natural seen which we hardly notice to photograph.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Exposure Details: 1/200sec @ f/32 | Focal length: 105mm
Title of the photograph: Grape
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Monza | Italy
Photographer: Luca Renoldi (Monza, Italy)
Luca born in Milan on 1958 and is living in the surround of Monza, not far from the loved Milan, with the wife Cinzia, the daughter Alessia and their dog Chanel.
His indomable vitality and will to discover new horizons get him called a twenty-year-old with 30 years of experience.100% of effort and energy is always offered to every passion he has. Lover of football, fans of FC Internazionale Milano, he is active part of InterClub Muratidentro supporters club. He loves since ever the photographic art, taking pictures of whatever he finds interesting, nothing precluded, fitting the perspectives to the mounted optics, rarely constructing his own photos, leaving the images as real as his eyes have captured.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muratodentro

Photo of the Day | January 20 | In Your Face, by Eyad Al Shami

L&C Team — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:44:42 +0000

Macro photography opens up a whole new perspective, this yellow flower was so tempting and inviting with the pollen sticking out of it. Such opportunities sometimes disappear as the day ends, since some flowers tend to shut down at the end of the day so I had to make it quick, If I can see this then so can the bee.

Technical Info: Canon 450D | Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro | 100mm | ISO 400 | 1/200sec @ f/2.8
Title of the photograph: In Your Face
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Photographer: Eyad Al Shami ( Dubai, United Arab Emirates )
“Born in 1976 in Jerusalem, Eyad Al Shami grew up with the tend to try different hobbies including Pool, Chess, Music Instruments, Diving, Card Magic, Bowling. But photography was the most serious one when he bought his first camera in 2000, it was a point and shoot that he carried with him everywhere… He was fascinated with low light and night shots, street and nature… However the serious journey started with his first DSLR “Canon 450D” in 2007 that his wife bought him on their anniversary, since then it was never the same… Continuous reading, dedication and practice is what he was focusing on since that day… he believes there is still so much to learn and apply but practice is always the key.
He is working in IT industry sales which is a demanding career, so is photography… Finding time to go out and shoot is one of his challenges, that’s why he don’t spare time during his travels as he always shoot what appeals to him. Photographing Kids/ Street and Low Light scenes is what he loves and will one day adopt one of them as the main path in his photography journey.”
Website: http://www.eyadography.com/
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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/eyadography