Still waiting for good camera, I decided to use reversed lens with a compact camera. So I took old Minolta Z1 with old old Helios (from analog SLR) lens and constructed something like microscope with camera at the other end. As you can imagine, the quality of such a composed lens isn't too good, but it was worth to experiment and photograph the smallest creatures living in my garden.

More photos of the smallest will be submitted over the few next weeks

As I said last time I've had problems with my monitor color calibration. Now all should be fine.

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My song (II)

<sub>For that land where a scrap of bread is picked up
From the ground out of reverence
For Heaven`s gifts...
I am homesick, Lord!...

For the land where it`s a great travesty
To harm a stork`s nest in a pear tree,
For storks serve us all...
I am homesick, Lord!...

For the land where we greet each other
In the ancient Christian custom:
"May Christ`s name be praised!"
I am homesick, Lord!...

I long still for yet another thing, likewise innocent,
For I no longer know where to find
My abode...
I am homesick, Lord!

For worrying-not and thinking-not,
For those whose yes means yes - and no means no -
Without shades of grey...
I am homesick, Lord!

I long for that distant place, where someone cares for me!
It must be thus, though my friendship
Will never come to pass!...
I am homesick, Lord!


Cyprian Kamil Norwid</sub>

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Well, one thousand pageviews, that's great, isn't it? Ok... maybe it's not... the server counts my everyday entries, after all.

Anyway, still saving up for good camera and macro lens, I decided to use reversed lens with compact camera. So I took old Minolta Z1 with old old Helios (from analog SLR) lens and constructed something like microscope with camera at the other end. As you can imagine, the quality of such a composed lens isn't too good, but it was worth to experiment and photograph the smallest creatures living in my garden.

I will be glad if you like the photos

And don't hesitate to comment.

PS. I've got problems with my monitor color calibration recently, so I apologize if you see too dark or undercoloured images...

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My song (II)

For that land where a scrap of bread is picked up
From the ground out of reverence
For Heaven`s gifts...
I am homesick, Lord!...

For the land where it`s a great travesty
To harm a stork`s nest in a pear tree,
For storks serve us all...
I am homesick, Lord!...

For the land where we greet each other
In the ancient Christian custom:
"May Christ`s name be praised!"
I am homesick, Lord!...

I long still for yet another thing, likewise innocent,
For I no longer know where to find
My abode...
I am homesick, Lord!

For worrying-not and thinking-not,
For those whose yes means yes - and no means no -
Without shades of grey...
I am homesick, Lord!

I long for that distant place, where someone cares for me!
It must be thus, though my friendship
Will never come to pass!...
I am homesick, Lord!


Cyprian Kamil Norwid

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Communities:

It has been raining hard the whole week. Five days of cold water, soaked shoes and sleepy dark evenings...

Maybe autumn is coming already. Maybe not yet

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My song (II)

For that land where a scrap of bread is picked up
From the ground out of reverence
For Heaven`s gifts...
I am homesick, Lord!...

For the land where it`s a great travesty
To harm a stork`s nest in a pear tree,
For storks serve us all...
I am homesick, Lord!...

For the land where we greet each other
In the ancient Christian custom:
"May Christ`s name be praised!"
I am homesick, Lord!...

I long still for yet another thing, likewise innocent,
For I no longer know where to find
My abode...
I am homesick, Lord!

For worrying-not and thinking-not,
For those whose yes means yes - and no means no -
Without shades of grey...
I am homesick, Lord!

I long for that distant place, where someone cares for me!
It must be thus, though my friendship
Will never come to pass!...
I am homesick, Lord!


Cyprian Kamil Norwid

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Communities:

Don't you afraid of garden at night-time? Maybe you should...
I've been walking in my garden with small flash light and camera recently and I've taken some photos. If you have a minute look at my gallery... and beware of spiders.

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Czucie niewinne

Łąkami idę. W krąg kwiaty
I słyszę brzęki pszczelne.
W powietrzu modrozłotym
Śni próżnowanie niedzielne.

Słońce świeci spokojnie,
Jak gdyby od niechcenia;
Obłoki są tak białe,
Jak by nie mogły siać cienia.

Ptak spiewa, jak by nie spiewać
Nikomu ani się śniło.
Jest mi tak dobrze na duszy,
Jak by mnie wcale nie było.

Najpiękniej bowiem jest, kiedy
Piękna nie czuje się zgoła
I tylko jest się, po prostu
Tak, jak jest wszystko dokoła.

Leopold Staff, 1908

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Well, sometimes wind, rain and temperature create beautiful clouds and colours of the sky... So there are some photographs taken at sunset in my gallery. I hope you will like them.

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Czucie niewinne

Łąkami idę. W krąg kwiaty
I słyszę brzęki pszczelne.
W powietrzu modrozłotym
Śni próżnowanie niedzielne.

Słońce świeci spokojnie,
Jak gdyby od niechcenia;
Obłoki są tak białe,
Jak by nie mogły siać cienia.

Ptak spiewa, jak by nie spiewać
Nikomu ani się śniło.
Jest mi tak dobrze na duszy,
Jak by mnie wcale nie było.

Najpiękniej bowiem jest, kiedy
Piękna nie czuje się zgoła
I tylko jest się, po prostu
Tak, jak jest wszystko dokoła.

Leopold Staff, 1908

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