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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

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Photo of the Day | February 28 | Mitras Hill, by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:07:32 +0000

Mitras Hill is one of the many hills surrounding Monterrey. Earlier 2011, I did hiking (a trip of 6-8 hours) with two other friends on this hill and the view to 1.700 meters is fantastic!. I used my 35mm to cover all the hill and was a little difficult to get the correct exposure and color contrast that I wanted without use Photoshop, after some shots, I got the “best” shot I could get considering I didn’t use a filter (not the best idea of course).

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G | Exposure: 1/4000sec at f/5.6 | ISO: 200 | Focal length: 35mm | Trend exposure: -5 EV
Title of the photograph: Mitras Hill
Photo of the Day Award Category: Landscape Photography
Photograph Location: Chipinque, 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 | 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 | December 17 | Purple Wind, by Alejandra Sierra

L&C Team — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:32:53 +0000

What I like the most about this picture, taken in Tapalpa, Mexico, is the purple grayish sky at the back. A big storm was coming and the wind was blowing hard, I believe this is what made these flowers look more beautiful and purple-er than ever. I promise they don´t look this alive in a sunny clear day.

Technical Info: Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi | 1/500s at f/3.5 | Focal Length 18mm | ISO 100
Title of the photograph: Purple Wind
Photo of the Day Award Category: Color Photography
Photograph Location: Tapalpa | Mexico
Photographer: Alejandra Sierra (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Alejandra Sierra studied International Relations at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education, and has been working with photography for the past 2 and a half years. She has taken courses at the Universitary Center of Audiovisual Media at Guadalajara and at The Internacional Center of Photography at New York. She has worked on food and architecture photography, but she specializes in macro, animal and travel photography. Alejandra´s goal with photography to appreciate daily life things and to look at them with a different perspective. She, who currently resides in Guadalajara, Mexico, is studying and practicing to become an outstanding photographer and to challenge people to dare to see common things from a new and unique point of view.
Website: http://photoreel.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alesierraladron
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/alesierraladron

Photo of the Day | October 19 | Hi There! by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:54:21 +0000

In one of many visits to my parents house I found this interesting spider, it was time to use an aperture f/10.0 and see if I could achieve as much detail as possible, I took some work to get the picture, but the spider was a great model!

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Exposure: 1/60sec at f/10.0, ISO: 1000, Focal length: 105mm, Trend exposure: -4/3 EV
Title of the photograph: Hi There!
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: 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 | October 08 | Deep into the Core, by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:43:00 +0000

I love this flowers and the different color patterns that have, I had few days of acquiring my macro lens and I knew where I could find these flowers to see the result could be obtained with the lens, which surprised me immediately! By the way, the bug was not included in the original idea…

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Exposure: 1/800sec at f/4.8, ISO: 200, Focal length: 105mm, Trend exposure: -2/3 EV
Title of the photograph: Deep into the Core
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: 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 | October 02 | El Tren by Ana Sylvia Encinas

L&C Team — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:35:31 +0000

Driving back from Cd. Obregón, in Sonora, northwest of México, I saw this train coming and thought it was a very nice sight. Got out of the car, approached the rails and shot. The train was very near to the sea. Empalme, México is mostly a fishermen´s town, and still a small old-west looking mexican town.

Technical Info: Nikon D3000 | Exposure Time : 1/640sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 70mm
Title of the photograph: El Tren
Photo of the Day Award Category: Still Life Photography
Photograph Location: Mexico
Photographer:Ana Sylvia Encinas Valenzuela (Hermosillo, México)
Ana Encinas was born in Hermosillo, México, and has had a passion for photography since she was a little girl. She got her first DSLR camera in december 2009, and since then she started discovering the magic of photography at another level, and exploring techniques that are bringing her to find her own style as a photographer. Ana is a master in marketing and an entrepreneur, owns and manages several companies, but spends most of her free time taking pictures and exploring photography. Photography is her true passion, and she´s working on developing her photography skills at the most.
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/aencinas
Facebook: www.facebook.com/anasylviae

Photo of the Day | October 01 | Deep Core by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:34:33 +0000

Every time I leave my apartment, I step ahead of these flowers. Once I decided to take a picture that seemed unusual, the pistil is truly amazing, it was still early and the flower did not open completely, and for me its the right time to get that photo!

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Exposure: 1/200sec at f/4.8, ISO: 200, Focal length: 105mm, Trend exposure: -2/3 EV
Title of the photograph: Deep Core
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: 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 | September 27 | Umbrella by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:12:16 +0000

I found this little “umbrella” when I was walking on a warm and sunny spring day on the shore of a small river, the area was covered with these little umbrellas, it seemed an excellent idea to take a couple of photos and just trying to highlight one of them.

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Exposure: 1/320sec at f/3.0, ISO: 200, Focal length: 105mm, Trend exposure: -2/3 EV
Title of the photograph: Umbrella
Photo of the Day Award Category: Color Photography
Photograph Location: 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 | September 23 | Be the First by Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez

L&C Team — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:58:38 +0000

I wanted to take a photo with a positive message, I had no idea what it could be used as main element, at the end with the help of the dominoes, and after many tests, the sun was perfect and a little help from “cross process” to achieve the picture I had imagined.

Technical Info: ikon D5000 with an AF-S VR Micro – NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Exposure: 1/125sec at f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal length: 105mm, Trend exposure: -1 EV
Title of the photograph: Be the First
Photo of the Day Award Category: Conceptual Photography
Photograph Location: 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