We all need a little adventure to shake up the routine, stir our souls, alter our path, tweak perspective -- whatever the reason may be. As I await the onset of full-fledged spring in Maine (we don't usually get spring until May here, after mud season) it feels like being in limbo -- I could use an artistic distraction to add some spice to this waiting period.
So, I pull my macro lens from its bag and set out on an adventure -- right here at home -- I haven't left the premises, but it sure feels like it. Getting up close, getting inside is a wild ride!...
Susan Tuttle is a mixed-media and digital artist who resides in a small-town community in the state of Maine. Her first book, Exhibition 36: Mixed-Media Demonstrations + Explorations, was released by North Light Books in December 2008, and her second book, Digital Expressions: Creating Digital Art with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, a technique-based publication on digital art, will be published by North Light Books in May 2010 and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon. Susan is a frequent contributor to Stampington & Company publications and other mixed-media books. You can visit her site at www.ilkasattic.com and her blog at www.ilkasattic.blogspot.com through which she is offering online digital art workshops on the subjects of photomanipulation, digital montage, and a variety of Photoshop techniques.
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That is a wonderful adventure. As a homebody myself, I've found many adventures of the internal sort. I like the idea of a macro adventure. It's always good to change your perspective on familiar things.
I love these! Someday I'll get a macro lens, but for now...even taking the camera out around town truly leads to a new adventure. Isn't it amazing how the same path can feel completely different with "new eyes"??
Susan, Your photos are so beautiful. Big, small you can bring it. My birthday is coming up and I want to get a new lens, I was thinking about a Macro lens, can you share which lens you used here?
thanks
Shona
Offers a whole new perspective. Doesn't it?
I use a Tokina 100 mm F2.8 Macro lens:
http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-Macro-100mm-AT-XM100PRO-AF/dp/B000BZIO0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1270651478&sr=1-1
Mine has a mount for a Canon. They also have a Nikon mount -- be sure you get the correct one.
AWESOME PICS--stunning visuals- per usual!
Gracias,
J
GORGEOUS! As a creative artist, it is always wonderful to explore new mediums and outlets. Thanks for sharing.
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