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“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare”

Ahhhhhhhhh . . .

That brings back memories :)

Just for fun!!!

Colour in the Queen Street Mall . . . imagine how barren the Mall would look without this colour . . .

Spent some time photographing inside St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane with the OM-1 II and 12-45mm PRO.

The light inside was incredibly challenging, with deep shadows, bright stained-glass windows, and small shafts of light moving through the cathedral as the afternoon changed.

I tried to keep the monochrome edits restrained and preserve the atmosphere rather than opening every shadow. Most of these were handheld and the OM-1 II handled the low light surprisingly well.

This little grasshopper was only about 10mm long. I added the second image with the ruler because macro photography really distorts your sense of scale.

Shot on the OM-1 II using in-camera focus stacking with Meike extension tube. At this magnification, even tiny movements affect alignment, especially on things like antenna detail.

The afternoon light glowing through the flower petals was what caught my eye first and the grasshopper wandered into the scene at the right moment.

Still learning macro, but I’m pretty happy with how much detail these tiny scenes can reveal.

The wind was finally a bit calmer this morning, so I spent some time photographing our Peaches and Cream grevillea with the OM-1 II.

The closer I looked, the more abstract and minimalist it started to feel. Almost a little Japanese in style with the soft curves and negative space.

I originally started photographing it just to capture the tiny hairs and textures on the flower, but ended up liking the simplicity more than the detail.

A few people in this group suggested trying the Meike extension rings, so I picked up a set and used the 10mm ring for this shot, along with a focus stack. Really impressed with how much extra detail they reveal.

The native birds absolutely love these grevilleas too. Morning chorus and then all over again in the afternoon.

Curious what others think of this style of macro work.