Mother of Pearl Buckle
This is an old shell buckle captured with the Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens that I rented a few weeks ago. To find out more about the lens look at the first of these posts.
These are shot at about 1:1 and 5:1 magnification. The bottom image looks a bit like a close up of an insect’s eyes.
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Canon 5Dii, Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x Macro Lens, ISO100, f-8, 1/60th (top) and 1/250th (bottom)
EDIT: Apologies to my subscribers for publishing this accidentally last night which means you all got a notification with a broken link because I was too tired to just leave it where it could be found and prepare another post for this morning. I am glad that you found your way here anyway.
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burnt embers 
Yes, it does look like a photo of an insect’s eyes! 😀 – L
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Thanks! I am glad someone agrees with me on that front.
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Love the second photo – it glows! And yes, traffic is slow- our graduation was today, lots of folks on the move and outside, I would guess. Also, WP seemed to have some funky moments the past two days, as they roll out the new comment follow interface. I had to restart the software several times and remove a lot of false comment follows that clogged up my email.
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Hi Lynn. Yes, I noticed some weird things in WP reader yesterday, so maybe that is the explanation for a day of fewer views than I have had probably since November. Even the next day, which I published in such a way that my subscribers would have had to work really hard to get to the post had nearly triple the number of views.
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Wow! Stunning to see the pearlescence so detailed and close.
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Thanks Ryan. I like the simplicity of the first shot, but the second one is better of the pearl effect.
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The second image looks like a torso and reminds me of the robot in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
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Hi Katherine! I have never seen Metropolis, but just now looked at some stills. I can see a resemblance. What about a resemblance to some rock star clothing? The kind worn on the outside.
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Did anyone else have an unusually slow blog day yesterday? I had between a 1/4 and a 1/3 of my usual views for some reason – as if everyone in many nations was having an internet holiday. Strange. I know it’s going to be a slow day today since I will have lost many subscribers by posting early and then changing the date for the post.
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It’s hard to know the psychology of the best time to post. But I noticed a slightly slower pace too. Maybe people are simply getting out in the fresh air and enjoying the Spring temps. Since I’m a dedicated gardener, I like to think that’s the reason. Any other replies from others, Sally
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Hi Sally – that sounds like a good reason. So long as it’s not because people suddenly are tired of my blog 😉
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Hi Sally – well it could be Art Deco – it is something old that hangs out with other old buttons and things waiting for a new use.
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The second image is reminiscent of Art Deco designs–crisp and inviting, Sally
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