Reach Out, I'm Right Here

Ryan McGinley has added an amazing new series to his website, entitled; 

Reach Out, I'm Right Here

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Blazing Hot Opportunity

I have an interesting opportunity come up, which I think could potentially make a good subject for my portraiture assignment, or at least make up part of it.

Basically I will be spending the day at a Firefighter training centre. The centre recreates how it feels to tackle the most violent blazes, backdrafts and flashovers, in a controlled environment.

A spokesman for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "This new Compartment fire fighting Training Unit simulates the conditions, temperatures and phenomena experienced by Firefighters at real incidents, helping them recognise the hazards they will encounter when attending incidents like house fires."

I  will be taking photos of the Firefighters entering and exiting the burning units and safely putting out the fires.

Watch this space for an update on how it went

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Follow up to 'Exciting Macro Event'

 

So yeah I went and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. Actually I enjoyed it a lot. I didn't get as much technical knowledge directed at me as I would have liked, but I did get to photograph some amazing little critters in a professional studio. I was able to request to take photos of specific animals from the long list of what was on offer:

Current Species List

Harvest Mice

Gargoyle Gecko

Leopard Gecko

Arabian Sand Gecko
New Caledonian Crested Gecko

Yemen/Veiled Chameleon

Panther Chameleon

Tiger Leg Frog

Whites tree frogs
Peacock Tree Frog
European Fire Bellied Toads

Asian Fire Bellied Toads

American Green Tree Frog

Argentinian Ornate Horned Frog

White Lipped Tree Frog

Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect/ Spiny Leaf Insect

Katydid

Flower Mantis

Springbok Mantis

Species only available for one to one sessions

Sugar Gliders

Red Eye Green Tree Frog

Royal Python

Short Tailed Opossum

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As you can see the Sugar Glider comes under the category of 'Species only available for one to one sessions' but I managed to twist the organizers arm into letting me see the beautiful little balls of fluff and even got to snap a few quick shots before they got too feisty and had to be put back in their fleecy pouches and carted off to bed >.< for you see Sugar Gliders are nocturnal creatures.

I wont clutter this post with all my best photos from the day but I will link to where you can view them all on Flickr. 

To see more photos from the day click here
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Exciting Macro Event

So my Auntie paid for me to go to a Macro Master Class for my 21st birthday, but it took me a while to get around to booking it, with needing to focus on my uni work. I finally booked it and I am attending it tomorrow Sunday 4th of June 2012. I am a little nervous, but am also quite looking forward to some specialised advice on how I can improve my macro photography of wildlife :D

Got to leave at like 7am though as it is in Liverpool after all :| Which means I need to get up at 5am!!!! Should probs go to sleep now actually, rather than rambling to the blogosphere...

So watch this space for some hopefully amazing photos of some cool animals, up close and personal. Wish me luck!

New Macros

Just a couple of photos I uploaded recently to flicker, which I am quite fond of, for it takes quite a bit of patience to get clear shots such as the one of this Moth, especially at night and whist it is on the hand of the person taking the photo =]

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This photo of flies on some poop, (courtesy of my rabbit) is quite interesting to me, for I like to study the life of insects, I find them very fascinating, even more so the smaller they are. The reason for this is that it just seems so surreal to me that these little machines, are so small and have all these little working parts (legs, wings etc) and just chug along beneath our feet or hover above our heads. Go grab a magnifying glass and go educate yourselves about the marvellous world of the small beings! You'll be surprised by what you find ;]

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Anyway I hope you guys enjoy them.

Ryan McGinley

Ryan McGinley has added a new series on his website entitled 'animals' which I think deserves a look. It is a continuation of his previous work, of closing the gap between humans and animals in their natural form.

If you're interested click here to take a peek.

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A Very Hairy Caterpillar

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This is an amazing macro of a very hairy Caterpillar by 'Sea Moon' I love the aperture that has been used and the amount of detail that has been captured. I also think the very idea of photographing the cute thing on their finger works well, for it puts the size into perspective and shows its fragility. 

To check Sea Moon out click here. They upload new photos everyday, which in itself is great a accomplishment.

Flickr Photostream

GoldenLeaf-'s photostream on Flickr.