Yes...my title is an Oxymoron
But luckily Im not trying to say that the moon is Small
(Thats what 'Macro" means by the way)
(Kinda)
This Blog is actually a Duel Subject...
The Moon...
And
A Macro Shoot...
(This was my First real Macro Shoot)
(Yay)
The Full Moon :: A HUGE Full Moon 1.19.11 (Outside my Apt Gate)
(Not Impressive)
(I know...just be patient)
(The suspense must be killing you!)
(BAMMMM !! )
(It was crazy how much detail you could see)
(THANK YOU BARBARA)
(For calling me and bringing this Amazingness to my attention!)
(Yes)
(That is an Alien SpaceCraft caught on film...)
(Im prob going to get a LOT of money for this one...)
(But I wanted you to see it first!)
(SERIOUSLY)
(Look it moved!)
(This is legit)
(Of course its Purple!)
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(I don't know why)
(Just 'cuz)
And now onto the Marco Shoot......
Ive had my macro lens for a while...but never really took it out because its kind of complicated.
Most other lens's all work pretty much the same way...with some minor variances
But I find the Macro to be in a class of its own
(I hope that this is true and its not because I just have no idea what Im doing)
Anyway....It started off pretty rocky....to say the least...but as the day went on and the
sun got lower in the sky....I slowly got accustomed to it....Im not anywhere near
perfecting my Marco shots yet....But Im on my way....
The point of this Essay is to ask you to be Patient...as some of the pics are rather
blurry or hard to make out....BUT I wanted to be able to explain to you
why Im never swimming in the ocean again.
(Obv thats not real...but there are some CREEPY creatures in that Ocean....)
Macro Shoot :: (Behind the Warf)
(Coral)
(Coral)
(Umm.. its practically the same pic)
(Come on now)
(A super out of focus shell)
(At least the left corner of the left shell's in focus)
(Because thats what I wanted in focus)
(The random rocks)
(Dammit)
(Im not telling you what these are)
(You'll have to guess)
(If its that hard for you then please leave my blog this instant!)
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(Sea Spongeish thingy?)
(Yes I got that name straight from Google)
(Its official)
(Getting better at this....)
(YES....FINALLY)
(The part that I wanted in focus was ACTUALLY in focus)
(I need to thesaurus the word 'Actually')
(I use it way too frequently)
(Shoelaces)
(Fried Onions)
(Dry Pasta)
(ORRRRR...some kind of seaweed)
(Whichever you want)
(Today is YOUR day)
(A fish)
(I couldn't get him to sit still though)
(He was so annoying)
(He will NEVER make it in Hollywood)
(Just saying)
Get Ready for it .....
(Ahhh...cute and fuzzy right?)
(This is some kind of underwater Sea Slug / Centipede)
(It was about 5 inches long, 1.5 inches thick)
(I pulled it out with a stick)
(No WAY I was touching this thing)
(Kim...you might not want to look at these next 2 pics....)
(There not SOooo bad but....)
(OUHHUOUHHHH)
(Thats the spelling of the sound I make every time I see this thing)
(OUGGHOGUGGH)
(This ones even worse...)
(Its like a prehistoric death bug)
(I HATE things with more than 8 legs)
(I say 8 because I don't mind spiders)
The Sea Urchin's ::
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(These next few are kind of gross also)
(This is the underbelly of the Urchins)
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(I had to throw some sort of artistic piece in here)
(To break up the grossness of course)
(If you look really hard it kind of looks like a close up of some type of sunflower)
(The red being the center of the flower of course)
(UHHHHHHH)
(Look at it!)
(Its all juicy and sticky)
(And it pulsates)
(I couldn't really capture that on film)
(But its prob better for everyone... including me... that I didn't)
(Look....those things OPEN)
(Awesome)
(This is ALSO a Sea Urchin)
(It is the shell of one that has died)
(Its actually very beautiful)
(If you take one...alive or dead..and put it in Clorox for a few mins..this is what it'll look like)
(Brain Coral)
(Im not sure if thats the real name....)
(But this time I don't think Im making it up)
(This is the shell of these weird water.....I don't even know what to call them)
(Ive blogged about them before...)
(They suction to the coral...and you cant get them off)
(I wonder what lives inside of it)
(At this point its prob better that I DONT know)
(These are mini, soft, rubbery, sea-plant)
(Sea MUSHROOMS!)
(Not really but thats what they look like...)
(Aren't you impressed with my underwater life knowledge?)
(Maybe I should crack open an encyclopedia)
(This blog is making me feel very unintelligent)
(I like this one better)
Ok these next few have a story...
I found this creature hidden under a rock in a place where I couldn't get at it...
So I picked up the whole rock and turned it upside down in a shallower part of
the water so that I could shoot it. While I did this the creature got scared and sucked itself in..
At first I was annoyed and upset that I had missed it....
Until I realized that it was going to reopen and Id be able to shoot the progression
Which ended up being cooler that than it would have been had I NOT moved it
Just proving once again how AMAZING I am.
The Progression ::
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(Pretty cool right?)
(I meant the creature)
(Not my amazingness)
(This also has a story)
(I looked over and saw some moss moving in the water and low and behold it turned out to
be 2 Camo Crabs fighting each other...so I grabbed my trusty stick and fished one out)
(I mean Camo as in Camouflage)
(By the way)
(I figured no one would believe that this wasn't just moss...so I took the next shot to prove it)
(Told you)
(You should have a little more trust in me)
Bad-Ass Sea Urchin ::
(No story.)
(This is just a bad-ass Sea Urchin....)
(And it was super hard to pry away from the coral)
(Which makes it DOUBLY bad-ass)
(In my opinion)
(UNDERBELLY!!)
(How could I not shoot that !!)
(This one isn't as gross as the other one)
(Thank goodness)
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(A shell)
(Embedded in the Coral)
(Or...becoming the Coral)
(Or...making UP the Coral)
(Or....its the shell of a shell)
(Just one of life's Big Mysteries....)
Wood :: 'An old dock post'
(I don't know why I shot this)
(There was just something beautiful about it to me...)
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(I want to live in here)
(I want to live in a lot of places apparently)
(YES)
(SHOUT OUT TO MY STICK !!)
(Don't be perverted)
(Without this stick I wouldn't have gotten most of my shots)
(Because I was NOT touching those creatures with my bare hands)
(WAY too many spikes)
(OOOOOhh)
(Whats this doing on my beautiful nature trip?)
(EXACTLY !!)
(STOP LITTERING PEOPLE !!)
( Sea Silk Plant )
( ?? )
(This looked like a coral rock that was cracked open)
(I don't know if that makes sense or is possible)
(I can only tell you what I saw)
(The bottom one is the inside)
(It was full of what looked like little berries)
(Don't they say "A Picture is worth 1000 words" ?)
(Its kind of funny that Im writing all of these descriptions)
(Does that mean that Im a terrible photographer or an over-explainer?)
(NEITHER !!)
(Meanies)
(Coral)
(Im going to try and keep it simple from now on)
(Sea Moss)
(??)
(Sea Bushes)
(??)
(Sea Green Stuff)
More Weird Sea Creatures ::
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(Are those things teeth?)
(Or defense mechanisms?)
(Or luring devices?)
(BUBBLES!)
(See them?)
OKKKKKKKKK
Im tired of talking to you.
You always ask so many questions.
Im hitting the sack.
(WHAT does that one mean?)
( Did people used to sleep on sacks?)
(Oh wait...I think they might have...)
(Nevermind...I retract that)
(I guess I get this one also)
(wow..TWO in ONE Blog)
(That has got to be some sort of record)
NEXT ::Acqua Beach.......
