Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8/Pro @40mm, ISO 200, 1/640 s, f/5 Nowaday's, Poppy flowers are mostly known as friendly and fragile companion on the side of forests and fields. In fact, they are not as innocent as one could think. They are a symbol for sleep, peace, and death. Papaver somniferum is used to produce opiates and heroin and thus affected
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 60 mm f2.8 Macro with 36 mm extension tubes, ISO 200, 1/125 s, f/9, Godox TT350 flash This week's picture is the result of my first successful attempt to capture snowflakes. It was snowing heavy so I placed my 'famous' black plexiglass sheet on the balcony to cool down. To take the picture, I placed the plexiglass and waited
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro, ISO 200, 6s, f/16 This week's picture is a close-up of a walnut and its reflection in black plexiglass. It is the product of some experiments with light. The quality of the light falling on the subject very much influences the look of the picture. Essentially, the size, position, and temperature of the light source(s) determine the
