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كتاب التصوير الفوتوغرافي المغلق
Seeing patterns
Patterns and designs exist all around us ; within the close - up range they are especially abun dant . Regular patterns may be circular , recti linear , polygonal or simply a repetition of any basic shape or object . Repeating lines , shapes , colors or tones can all produce exciting pat terns , notably packing patterns of triangles , polygons or spheres and man - made fabric and textural designs .
Honeycomb , cracked mud , snowflakes , crys tals , leaf skeletons , soap bubbles , stone walls and basketry all exhibit a structural pattern ; oil on water , swirls of smoke eddies and rippling water are abstract patterns . Symmetrical radial patterns , which are based on the circle , abound in nature especially among flowers , fungi , sea anemones and starfish , and man imitates these shapes in the manufacture of wheels , cogs , plates , bowls and glassware . Totally unrelated subjects can be grouped together simply because of their inherent pattern .
Seeing a pattern is one thing , but creating a worthwhile picture is another . Composition , and hence precise framing , is all important in pattern photography so that flexibility in the choice of magnification will greatly simplify the problems of creating a picture with a com pelling design . Consequently the use of a continuously focusing macro lens will be much more convenient than a set of extension tubes . Format shape is also important for recording . pattern . A square format works well with radial images , as for example with the pair of peacock feathers or with flat daisy - like flowers . Since the most convenient way to hold a 35mm camera is horizontally , rectangular pictures are most often taken as a landscape format . Other pat tern pictures are better fitted to a vertical format . I always use a tripod head which easily turns through 90 ° so I can quickly assess the best format for the particular pattern .
Artistic creations by man are often based on pattern and design , including the work of primitive man on walls and also in facial decorations . In , more recent times fabric designers have repeatedly turned to nature's patterns for their inspiration .
The real thing Only when the peacock erects his tail fan during the courtship display can the magnificent eyespot pattern be fully appreciated . I took this single eyespot by laying a feather on the velvet covered baseboard of an overhead copying stand and lighting it with one spotlight so that the iridescent pattern showed to best effect against a black background . Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 76mm ( 55 + 21 ) extension Mag . on film * 0.7 Mag . on page × 0.9
Silken design The eyespot on a peacock feather was the inspiration for this silk scarf design by Liberty's of London , shown here in detail . Before taking this picture I ironed the scarf and then laid it beneath an overhead camera , lighting it with a pair of spotlights angled downwards at 45 Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 32mm extension Mag . on film x0.4 Mag . on page × 0.5
Stacked reeds
An ordinary subject such as cut reeds can be completely transformed by the way in which they are stacked . The edge of this stack provides a fascinating pattern created by the juxtaposition of the dry reed bundles which are arranged in such a way that a rectilinear design of the bundle sides alternates with the circular pattern of the bundle ends . I used available light for this picture which was a bonus at the end of a day working in a fenland reserve . Lens Hasselblad 150mm + 21mm extension Mag . on film * 0.05 Mag . on page × 0.15
A paperclip frieze
I arranged colored paper clips into a radial pattern on a black magnetic base on a black velvet background . The set - up was lit from both sides with a spotlight and a piece of aluminum foil was used to reflect additional light into the shadows . Only when the film was returned from processing as a continuous strip did I appreciate the intriguing pattern of the repetitive frames which have been reproduced here as a frieze . Lens 55mm micro - Nikkor Mag . on film × 0.3 Mag . on page × 0.6
Cracked mud
When muddy deposits dry out they shrink and begin to crack , forming an irregular but none the less striking polygonal stress pattern . I found this picture in a salt pan in a salt marsh , but I have also seen similar patterns in the Galapagos islands after a rare rainfall . Lens Hasselblad 80mm Mag . on film x0.15 Mag . on page × 0.6
A cactus skeleton
I found this part of an internal cactus skeleton lying on the ground in Arizona . The picture is a photogram showing an enlarged portion of the skeleton . It was made by placing the specimen in the negative carrier of the enlarger and projecting the negative image directly onto printing paper ( see p . 72 ) . Lens Rodagon 80mm Mag . on page x2
Packed seeds ▷ This picture shows only a small part of the spiraling pattern of a sunflower seed head . Each seed is tightly packed between six others , the central dark spot marking the position where the base of the yellow floret was attached . I used a cut seed head for this studio picture illuminated by two small spotlights . Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 92mm ( 55 + 21 + 16 ) extension Mag . on film × 1.2 Mag . on page x7
A foamy layer
I whipped up a concen trated solution of detergent in an electric food mixer , scooped up a teaspoonful of foam and sandwiched it between two sheets of clean glass . The bubbles were lit from beneath the glass by electronic flash because the pattern constantly changed as the bubbles began to burst . Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 76mm ( 55 + 21 ) extension Mag . on film × 1 Mag . on page × 4
لقطات مقربة إبداعية ..
كتاب التصوير الفوتوغرافي المغلق
Seeing patterns
Patterns and designs exist all around us ; within the close - up range they are especially abun dant . Regular patterns may be circular , recti linear , polygonal or simply a repetition of any basic shape or object . Repeating lines , shapes , colors or tones can all produce exciting pat terns , notably packing patterns of triangles , polygons or spheres and man - made fabric and textural designs .
Honeycomb , cracked mud , snowflakes , crys tals , leaf skeletons , soap bubbles , stone walls and basketry all exhibit a structural pattern ; oil on water , swirls of smoke eddies and rippling water are abstract patterns . Symmetrical radial patterns , which are based on the circle , abound in nature especially among flowers , fungi , sea anemones and starfish , and man imitates these shapes in the manufacture of wheels , cogs , plates , bowls and glassware . Totally unrelated subjects can be grouped together simply because of their inherent pattern .
Seeing a pattern is one thing , but creating a worthwhile picture is another . Composition , and hence precise framing , is all important in pattern photography so that flexibility in the choice of magnification will greatly simplify the problems of creating a picture with a com pelling design . Consequently the use of a continuously focusing macro lens will be much more convenient than a set of extension tubes . Format shape is also important for recording . pattern . A square format works well with radial images , as for example with the pair of peacock feathers or with flat daisy - like flowers . Since the most convenient way to hold a 35mm camera is horizontally , rectangular pictures are most often taken as a landscape format . Other pat tern pictures are better fitted to a vertical format . I always use a tripod head which easily turns through 90 ° so I can quickly assess the best format for the particular pattern .
Artistic creations by man are often based on pattern and design , including the work of primitive man on walls and also in facial decorations . In , more recent times fabric designers have repeatedly turned to nature's patterns for their inspiration .
The real thing Only when the peacock erects his tail fan during the courtship display can the magnificent eyespot pattern be fully appreciated . I took this single eyespot by laying a feather on the velvet covered baseboard of an overhead copying stand and lighting it with one spotlight so that the iridescent pattern showed to best effect against a black background . Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 76mm ( 55 + 21 ) extension Mag . on film * 0.7 Mag . on page × 0.9
Silken design The eyespot on a peacock feather was the inspiration for this silk scarf design by Liberty's of London , shown here in detail . Before taking this picture I ironed the scarf and then laid it beneath an overhead camera , lighting it with a pair of spotlights angled downwards at 45 Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 32mm extension Mag . on film x0.4 Mag . on page × 0.5
Stacked reeds
An ordinary subject such as cut reeds can be completely transformed by the way in which they are stacked . The edge of this stack provides a fascinating pattern created by the juxtaposition of the dry reed bundles which are arranged in such a way that a rectilinear design of the bundle sides alternates with the circular pattern of the bundle ends . I used available light for this picture which was a bonus at the end of a day working in a fenland reserve . Lens Hasselblad 150mm + 21mm extension Mag . on film * 0.05 Mag . on page × 0.15
A paperclip frieze
I arranged colored paper clips into a radial pattern on a black magnetic base on a black velvet background . The set - up was lit from both sides with a spotlight and a piece of aluminum foil was used to reflect additional light into the shadows . Only when the film was returned from processing as a continuous strip did I appreciate the intriguing pattern of the repetitive frames which have been reproduced here as a frieze . Lens 55mm micro - Nikkor Mag . on film × 0.3 Mag . on page × 0.6
Cracked mud
When muddy deposits dry out they shrink and begin to crack , forming an irregular but none the less striking polygonal stress pattern . I found this picture in a salt pan in a salt marsh , but I have also seen similar patterns in the Galapagos islands after a rare rainfall . Lens Hasselblad 80mm Mag . on film x0.15 Mag . on page × 0.6
A cactus skeleton
I found this part of an internal cactus skeleton lying on the ground in Arizona . The picture is a photogram showing an enlarged portion of the skeleton . It was made by placing the specimen in the negative carrier of the enlarger and projecting the negative image directly onto printing paper ( see p . 72 ) . Lens Rodagon 80mm Mag . on page x2
Packed seeds ▷ This picture shows only a small part of the spiraling pattern of a sunflower seed head . Each seed is tightly packed between six others , the central dark spot marking the position where the base of the yellow floret was attached . I used a cut seed head for this studio picture illuminated by two small spotlights . Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 92mm ( 55 + 21 + 16 ) extension Mag . on film × 1.2 Mag . on page x7
A foamy layer
I whipped up a concen trated solution of detergent in an electric food mixer , scooped up a teaspoonful of foam and sandwiched it between two sheets of clean glass . The bubbles were lit from beneath the glass by electronic flash because the pattern constantly changed as the bubbles began to burst . Lens Hasselblad 80mm + 76mm ( 55 + 21 ) extension Mag . on film × 1 Mag . on page × 4
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