19 May
Anemones and Pebbles
Posted in California, Locations, Macro, Monterey, Nature, Photography, Stock Photo by JimOne thing over the years that I’ve learned is to never keep your eyes too far off into the distance when trying to get your next photo. While photographing seascapes in Monterey, California I was rock hopping and paused to see what exactly I was hopping over. I was pleasantly surprised to see sea anemones in a rather small tidal pool. With a nice overcast sky I took the opportunity to switch out my wide angle lens for my macro lens and photograph them. Fortunately for me they were very cooperative subjects unlike the sneaky surf that caught me in a later photo (more on that later).
Sea Anemones & Pebbles
For the techies who read every word of my posts I should add this is one of the first macro photos taken with my Canon 1Ds Mark III. The detail in the full size version of this photo is mind blowing. If curious I can post a 1:1 crop later to give an example of the detail captured.
Update: See below for the 1:1 crop of the image above. The detail captured from the 21MP sensor in the 1Ds Mark III never ceases to amaze me. The native image resolution is 5632 x 3750 pixels. Enjoy and do take advantage of clicking on the image to enlarge it.
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Chris/Aperture Image
on May 19 2008
Amazing clarity Jim, I’d like to see the crop please.
Mike Normandeau
on May 19 2008
I second seeing the crop - great shot Jim!
Dan Mitchell
on May 19 2008
Good point - and good photo - Jim. My motto is more or less, “as you head toward your goal, don’t forget to look to the side from time to time.”
Dan
Jeri Mearns
on May 19 2008
Great shot, Jim. And I’d also vote for seeing the full size crop.
HeyJules
on May 19 2008
Make me #5 on the crop list.
This has some stunning texture to it. I’m drooling on my computer monitor just looking at it.
Richard Wong
on May 19 2008
very nice and abstract. shooting down ain’t easy.
Mark
on May 20 2008
I wish I had the opportunity to photograph tidepools more. They are incredibly dynamic little environments. When I have shot them in the past, I usually had issues with the sky reflecting in them (despite using a polarizer) and have read the only way to avoid this is to carry a large black cloth to place overhead. Just wondering if you had to do something similar? Very cool shot Jim - the pepples give this the extra touch.
Jim
on May 20 2008
@Mark The black cloth overhead would work very well indeed. Fortunately I did not have to do that as the pool was small, the light was very diffuse and I was able to provide the necessary shade to block a reflection of the sky. I would tide pools are worthy of photographing any time you have the chance.
Mark and everyone else thanks for the comments
Chris/Aperture Image
on May 22 2008
Very impressive.