Raindrops in spiderweb #1

Yet another by 'Lord V', this time of a spiders-web, yet made so abstract by the composition. The gorgeous colours help no end to making this a masterpiece.

Blue and yellow dewdrop refraction

Another beautiful piece by 'Lord V', with great harmonies and symmetries. That soft, endless background goes so well with the amazing detail in the waterdrops.

Dewdrop Refraction #4

An incredible dewdrop photo I saw surfing Flickr. Worlds within worlds appear here.

Ethereal Droplets

The flowers really look like hand-made creations, delicately painted by an artist. This was taken just after a fortunate, early-morning rain. The freshness and colour was unbelievable to see.

Visitor from Another World

A crop of the above, where you can see all the miraculous detail of this tiny creature.

Harmony of Colours Returns 2

Another macro moment, from the depths of flower-meditations.

Silent Hunter

Looking closer at the little black blob, I was amazed to see this detail. Life is stranger and more exotic than we ever imagined!

Evening Glow

The gorgeous pinks of sakura, illumined by a setting sun. Alone, they were pale white, but only after everyone but a few remained in the temple garden, did the falling sun reveal this splendour amongst us.

Rainbow Sakura

One of my favourite shots of spring, the background is a hot-air balloon. Early in the morning , beautifully clear sunlight illuminated this scene.

Drops

Sometimes the simplest things are best- I spent ages looking at and trying to capture these strands of straw and the drops forming on them. It's a kind of 'tiny universe' all of it's own. Sometimes the simplest things are best- I spent ages looking at and trying to capture these strands of straw and the drops forming on them. It's a kind of 'tiny universe' all of it's own. Look through Flickr and you'll see the delicacy of water-drops are a popular subject. Like any beauty, they are momentary and stunning. In many cases, the photo may be all that remains of them.

Cabbage-Flower in the Snow

This flower stood out from the snow, despite looking something like a cabbage. I suppose, seen another way, it resembles a rose!

One Leaf in Snow

The first thing I noticed was the snow on little details, like this leaf...

Droplet

Small is beautiful- in this case, a frozen droplet of melting snow.

Prayer

One of the lightening-bolt-shaped prayer flags so common in shrines in Japan. Yes, I like simple and with the low aperture of the 35mm F/2 this is what you can get. What's your prayer for the new year?

A Cup, Simply

I love to experiment with bokeh- here is one of my cup, from right where I'm sitting. I can get the contrast of sharp and smooth as well as light and dark and that creamy smoothness is always nice to look at. This was done with my 50mm F1.4, the basic creative lens that used to come with every good camera (though now people are addicted to zooms, alas.)

The Last of Autumn

I was late to catch the koyo (autumn leaves) with my new D300- but not too late. I love the colours blending out of focus in the macro lens- there are endless artistic possibilities here. I love to use my Tamron 90mm for just this reason- the creamy, soft bokeh.

Red Jewels

Autumn slowly arrives, with splashes on colour to be found here and there.

Patterns

The endlessly shifting light of sunset is something like molten gold, on these leaves near my school grounds.

Gentlesea

Sometimes it's the soft, magical things in life that impress the most.

Tiny Flower

Here's one small flower, like a star hanging in the breeze. It truly is an amazing universe, with so many levels of events going on, so many existances, only a small fraction of which we ever even notice. Like a returning adventurer, though, the artist-photographer can bring news of these hidden events to others. It paints a picture of a far more wonderful universe than we might realise. By realising these truths, we make them our own.