Tea for one
by johst582

Comment by mgsmith53:
O.K., nice quality, lighting, sharpness, etc...but missing interest, illustration of LZ song.

Day 6: Approaching pepper rock alpha
by johst582

Comment by slaakso:
Asteroids anyone?

Day 6: Approaching pepper rock alpha
by johst582

Comment by Arcanist:
Lol. Great finesse to achieve the effect. I like it. Great digital art

Tea for one
by johst582

Comment by Moose408:
Nice lighting. I would like to see either more of the liquid in the cup or none. Not just a the little sliver that is visible.

Day 3: Mountains of salt
by johst582

Comment by johst582:

Originally posted by marttila: Fascinating "landscape". It's amazing how narrow the DOF is even with this aperture.

Yes, that's the downside of this magnification level - it's almost impossible to get a large DOF. I want a larger DOF! One way would be to replace the photons by electrons... Or, possibly scan the depth of the image with a thin line of light. I know that the old-school scientific macro guru Lennart Nilsson sometimes does this. If you want to get some inspiration for fantastic macro - check out his web site //www.lennartnilsson.com.

Day 6: Approaching pepper rock alpha
by johst582

Comment by sherpet:
I definately prefer the other one.....

Day 4: Sunrise over pepper planet
by johst582

Comment by sherpet:
Perfect and yet so simple.....

Day 3: Mountains of salt
by johst582

Comment by JMart:
Fascinating "landscape". It's amazing how narrow the DOF is even with this aperture.

"There is no gray."
by johst582

Comment by brownsm:

Originally posted by johst582: Pardon me, but what does "oobied" mean?

An Oobie is an informal award given for an entry that is OOB (out of the box, meaning not your typical take on the challenge). this image certainly qualifies for that! well done!

Day 4: Sunrise over pepper planet
by johst582

Comment by slaakso:
Looks like a raisin to me but I'll take your word for it being black pepper. The details are crisp.