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Now showing at the Silverdale Fine Arts gallery
This month, as featured artist at the Silverdale Fine Arts gallery, I decided to go in a little different direction from my usual printing. I chose to print and frame all macro images. They are archival giclee printed on mouldmade cotton watercolor paper. It was a lot of work printing, matting, and framing forty-some images but I was pleased with my results and here they are as displayed this month.

The artist's reception was Friday and I think a good time was had by all visitors and refreshments were great. As I had gallery duty on Saturday, the reception was extended to all day Saturday too. Thank you to all who attended to show your support of my work.

Ed Book's display at the Silverdale Fine Arts gallery as April 08 featured artist ©2008 Ed Book http://edbookphoto.com

Ed Book's display at the Silverdale Fine Arts gallery as April 08 featured artist ©2008 Ed Book http://edbookphoto.com

Ed Book's display at the Silverdale Fine Arts gallery as April 08 featured artist ©2008 Ed Book http://edbookphoto.com


a couple more images here )



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I think I like it (my new 'pocket pal')
the Canon PowerShot G9, that is...

Here's one of my first image tests. It's a miniature dahlia in one of our raised beds.

bee on a miniature dahlia in the Nika Trail gardens ©2007 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

©2007 Ed Book

Canon PowerShot G9, 12MP, ISO200, 1/250sec, f/3.5, macro mode, hand held, backlit flower

The G9 is much bigger than my last 'pocket pal', more than twice as thick and also larger in height and width, as well as weight but it still fits in my pocket.

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another poll
bee on an unopened flower bud ©2007 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

©2007 Ed Book


Poll #1045261 Title?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

any of these work for you?

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impatience
4 (12.1%)

am I too early?
2 (6.1%)

the early bee gets the...
4 (12.1%)

junior, I told you you'd get stuck in there
10 (30.3%)

mmmm tight
2 (6.1%)

one more tug and I'll have this flower open
4 (12.1%)

bart said to put my head in here, why do I always listen to him
2 (6.1%)

yuch, this flower isn't ripe yet
2 (6.1%)

zzzzzzzzzzzz
2 (6.1%)

none of these work for me I'll add my own in a comment
1 (3.0%)



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rose petals macro
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Piper Bellflower
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glad macro
gladiola macro ©2007 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

©2007 Ed Book

~1:1 using Canon 180mm macro lens with 500D aux closeup lens at f/32


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one more and then, I'm off across land and water (floating bridge) and land and water (ferry) and la
lupine leaves gathering dew ©2006 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com
lupine gathering dew at dawn before the breeze washes up the mountainside

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ants at work
ants at work opening a peony blossom ©2006 Ed Book

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Peonies require ants to do some of the bloomin' work... the ants cut the seals and help the flower bud open–really interesting to watch...

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bleeding hearts
bleeding hearts ©2005 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

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'gain?
barrel cactus with flower buds growing ©2005 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY) http://edbookphoto.com

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Barrel Cactus from above, a sticky proposition luckily not personally other then as seen here.

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want more?
ok 'how 'bout these blossoms that I'll bet you've never seen up close... if you've seen them at all... Paul, you've seen them, I know, but have you seen them this close and not gotten stuck?

Ocotillo blossoms ©2005 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

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Desert Sunflowers
desert sunflowers (Gerea canescens) macro in Death Valley National Park, CA, USA ©2005 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

©2005 Ed Book

Gerea canescens, Desert Sunflowers (the plant grows about 18" tall and the flowers are about an inch across. In the other photographs that look like there are portions of yellow ground cover... it's the Desert Sunflower, they grow a couple feet apart and one has to get down to their level to 'bunch' them into view.


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twist of hosta
hosta macro ©2007 Ed Book (all rights reserved - DO NOT COPY)   http://edbookphoto.com

©2007 Ed Book

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and in color