Macro Photography Session | Sea Urchin

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Hello everyone :)

Sea urchin, i honestly think that's what it's all about.
I had this piece in my storage for a long time, collected during one of those walks by the sea.
Over time it ended up deteriorating and even breaking, revealing its hollow interior, but when it passed through the visual operations table, as i like to call it, it was possible to do a very interesting photo session in my opinion.
Depending on the perspective, the result can vary in a very sublime way, sometimes it appears as a lunar landscape, at others it appears as an alien scenery, at others it seems that we are looking at a jewel made by human hands.
Once again the macro scenario did not disappoint, as did another piece that washed ashore after most certainly having traveled several kilometers under the sea.

It would have been quite interesting if it still had its thorns, but on the other hand it would not be possible to obtain this result.
I would end up with a result very similar to the session carried out with the chestnut hedgehog that I shared in one of the previous articles.
Of course, one thing is what we perceive, another is the final result, which, as I have explained, always ends up surprising, no matter how simple it may seem at first glance.
I can't forget to look for one of these with the thorns during my next walk by the sea.

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Before moving onto the result...
My introductory thoughts about macro photography:

It's amazing how macros with their blurred background can result in such different images full of contrasts and textures especially with this kind of subjects.
In the world of photography, especially macro photography, there is a universe of things available to everyone, enabling totally different and original approaches.

Among the various possible techniques to shoot macros, this is perhaps the most affordable and effective technique for those who have a camera with removable lens.
We can simply remove the lens and reverse the direction, and by using an inverter ring it ends up being more comfortable and facilitates the process.

Let's now move onto the result:

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2400

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/650 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2600

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2600

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/700 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 1800

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/650 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 1800

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2400

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/700 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2800

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2400

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/650 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 1800

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/700 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/700 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2400

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/650 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/700 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 1800

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 1800

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/650 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

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F-stop: f/0 | Exposure time: 1/600 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 2000

In conclusion and reflection beyond the visual and photographic record, i wonder how it is possible that something so small and apparently fragile managed to overcome so many adversities imposed by nature from the height of its inflexibility and end up here under my light, serving as a topic for this session.
Everything nature has to offer is absolutely brilliant and rewarding.

The session is closed for today.
Hope you like it :)

These photos weren't taken with a tripod

Photo by @aleister
Camera - Canon EOS 600D
Lens - EFS 18-55mm
Location - Portugal

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Your pictures of the sea urchin were amazing.

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Thank you much for your comment, glad you like it :)

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Nice shots! The patterns truly look mathematical. Nature is just great :)

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Absolutely, nature can be quite inspiring. As they say, nature is the true architect, and i increasingly believe that true beauty lies in the small details that normally go unnoticed by the naked eye. Thank you for your comment :)

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Wow, these turned out super cool

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Even i was surprised when i looked through the lens for the first time 😁 this work of nature is truly impressive! Thank you for stopping by :)

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