What are you up to?

[Enyaw]

Sauna

.. wish I had one of those. Sure would help my sinus problem.

 

[Grapes]

It's great to have, helps me with my asthma and cold weather, of course. Cat likes it! Always sleeps there.

 

[Hermes2020]

My "art" activities have been on the back burner since mid December, while I was designing and making a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.

During the design process, it soon became clear that the hidden engineering required to make the sliding glass doors operate smoothly was going to be more challenging than anticipated. I ended up making a support track consisting of fifteen 22mm diameter ball bearings for the doors; they glide smoothly at the touch of a finger. The other design objective was to make it possible disassemble and reassemble the cabinet without any tools, which I achieved by using 8mm bolts and wing nuts.

The display case is 2100mm high.

 

[txomsy]

That's all truly amazing!

 

[Terri]

My "art" activities have been on the back burner since mid December, while I was designing and making a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.

During the design process, it soon became clear that the hidden engineering required to make the sliding glass doors operate smoothly was going to be more challenging than anticipated. I ended up making a support track consisting of fifteen 22mm diameter ball bearings for the doors; they glide smoothly at the touch of a finger. The other design objective was to make it possible disassemble and reassemble the cabinet without any tools, which I achieved by using 8mm bolts and wing nuts.

The display case is 2100mm high.

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Gorgeous work!

And the stuff inside ain't bad, either.

 

[Hermes2020]

Gorgeous work!

And the stuff inside ain't bad, either.

Thank you Terri. The collection is the result of having a keen eye in antique shops. It does help to have some knowledge of what to look for.

 

[Donna T]

That is so impressive, Hermes! You are quite the engineer and it’s a beautiful collection.

 

[Hermes2020]

That is so impressive, Hermes! You are quite the engineer and it’s a beautiful collection.

Thank you Donna. I loved dealing with the engineering problems as much as the aesthetic ones when I was designing the cabinet. That is pretty much the case when I create my sculptures as well.

 

[brianvds]

I rescued this handsome lady and her kids from the pool this morning. Pity the photos turned out not as crisp as I had hoped for...

 

[Hermes2020]

That is an interesting creature. Do you know what it is called, apart from mother? Good for you for rescuing her.

 

[brianvds]

That is an interesting creature. Do you know what it is called, apart from mother? Good for you for rescuing her.

I think they are known as wolf spiders (carrying with it the unsettling idea that perhaps they hunt in packs!) but not sure. I have asked some spider gurus, but haven't received any replies yet.

 

[john]

Cool shots Brian. I follow this hiker photographer guy and his recent one involves macro photography. He does a focus stack? So all parts are in focus. Seems complicated. The guy is a character also.

 

[Bongo]

Cool shots Brian. I follow this hiker photographer guy and his recent one involves macro photography. He does a focus stack? So all parts are in focus.

Focus stacking requires you to use a tripod, and considerable work in post.

Stop down the lens - use F 8, F11, F 16... etc. This will give you a greater area of sharp focus. Use a high shutter speed, since camera shake also affects sharpness. With high shutter speed, and big F stop numbers, you could have to use the flash, even on sunny day.
Flash will limit your shutter speed, but still use it if you need to get the F stop the short burst of bright light from the flash effectively acts as "shutter speed" so will help with camera shake and bug movement.

 

[Bongo]

I'm knowledgeable - but not an expert - lots of info on the web.

 

[brianvds]

Focus stacking requires you to use a tripod, and considerable work in post.

Stop down the lens - use F 8, F11, F 16... etc. This will give you a greater area of sharp focus. Use a high shutter speed, since camera shake also affects sharpness. With high shutter speed, and big F stop numbers, you could have to use the flash, even on sunny day.
Flash will limit your shutter speed, but still use it if you need to get the F stop the short burst of bright light from the flash effectively acts as "shutter speed" so will help with camera shake and bug movement.

Not sure it's even possible with my camera - I never got much into the technical side of things.

 

[Bongo]

Brian, your bug photography, in fact, all your photos are really good ! You've inspired me to consider doing some macro-bug photos myself.