<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:35:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/themacrophotography/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Sunflower: A Brilliant and Lively Blossom]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brilliant and Lively Blossom The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is perhaps of the most conspicuous and cherished blossom on the planet. With its dazzling yellow petals and tall, graceful stem, it's no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105967/@ckrobinson5/the-sunflower-a-brilliant-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105967/@ckrobinson5/the-sunflower-a-brilliant-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105967]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ckrobinson5]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqEJ5usGZm1dHzpHSS1uXDUWFBpeRFLukGdjMBCPYUefHyyrkpCMJ15k9X3GMc57e5YB3ptgCjogDLGukSQaFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recorrido matutino por mi comunidad]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESPAÑOL Hola amigos y compañeros de esta hermosa colmena, espero estén bien al igual que yo, hoy quiero compartir con ustedes estás hermosa fotografías de mi recorrido matutino. ¿Cómo estás? Espero que]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@americaru/recorrido-matutino-por-mi-comunidad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@americaru/recorrido-matutino-por-mi-comunidad</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[americaru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3ebiYW61dkW16qTycFmKZcXxjQeJvwKdAur86mZVwbRww52Y1uxxvsLPo61NWnfSBNwo6js1HD1i9xpGhP8JbuVjNx3GoHBzdUd3WFViJnQdipyF5y1KL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is always time for some good pictures. [Ing-Esp]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear colleagues of this beautiful hive, I hope you are well like me, today I want to share with you these beautiful pictures that we took in the Bolivar Square in the city of Valencia, Venezuela,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@ismeris/there-is-always-time-for-some-good-pictures-ing-esp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@ismeris/there-is-always-time-for-some-good-pictures-ing-esp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ismeris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WMLzfwe2d1rg9TCZREQLPRYL4YgsSpiLRb2yVND35wXx3VMQaRs5bpK7PmSFEYhzQLdnpn65CBgaYhpgurBqKJZqdd8oTpUwAHTz1Dznad2hkqZRVqgo7aC3u7om3nUmd4WtxcocQX3gwMVdKL39bi9DFpUzLDz3Dh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer bits - Ethernet Anyone?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another picture in my computer parts theme where I took some photos of a RJ45 plug and port taken with my macro setup, focus stacked and then merged in Helicon focus. A collage was then assembled using]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/computer-bits-ethernet-anyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/computer-bits-ethernet-anyone</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 23:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRek5dctwU2EckVZHEGTMrY6pgkG6rE9cUyxw2mRoKPYCY31Ep8FeUzpnV851cZ4mDcLcL75zFGTMep9XQNdQXqxhNRkkN2KGaMrTpvAR7yLTFNi2pLwGrQoq4xAd3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gazania in my garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a focus stacked macro image of a beautifully gold and orange toned Gazania growing in my garden. The colours and the small details really come to the fore when viewed from this close. 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"click the image to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/ready-for-take-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/ready-for-take-off</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqzJuKHRb5cNCqs94pAW3xAYJRUEg2XiifqgTMPUpMNUGWuUbG39XZNyChmTa4GBz9rSXUjQwzD24stHKWDBGi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two views of a Gerbera]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerberas that are growing in a pot at home and if you wait, they will open up and show off their wonderful petals. I used my macro lens to get a bit closer and bring out more details in the flowers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/two-views-of-a-gerbera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/two-views-of-a-gerbera</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqkF32BDhkHdDFrXxsnjzZDreJgyBwBm676yPzAF1EmQM7ZJa3fP2qhJVx141tqvbMRgG3GvzVViS8p9TNgQNDV5ivdPurRd2wof3jze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One two rust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two views of the same bit of rust. I do like the colours and the rough texture of the corrosion even without the enhancements. "click the image to enlarge"* LensSony 90mm macro]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/one-two-rust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/one-two-rust</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpp9E7uwEXjd1zpW1ZPCi9TxAzPA76MjCdzRJEjZx4B2B7BjLx2ujVKNKG1GxTXFk63aVzxZL7Xyu9yvZEZ7a6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snails on the loose]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of macro shots of snails taken with 2 different cameras. I love the texture of the skin as well as the patterns on their shells. There are always plenty of them to photograph in my vegetable garden.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/snails-on-the-loose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/snails-on-the-loose</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcMxg8Y5X8cGgVVV86jEpBBK5m6DRAysEsr7w9XzfhiYs4ZhXse2PStpKn6Kk7mgF7s2ReaQ7VKTFJRJaXQC2PiMP983Czp9UiPzxdNPH8PsozhGFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A different perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is more difficult to tell that this is an orchid when shot from this angle. When I get bored with front on photographs, I try to find a more interesting angle. 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These shots were achieved by taking many focus stacked images using my automated focusing rail and then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/centre-of-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/centre-of-the-universe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acZ3PhxjAQXPph5SiMnJF5nSNSU4jf5i6eveDj24AqEfsYA88eVaSqXmXBhKuBVAu9YtzHfJnU8PMqjwt5j28XMPyZfkceTeucxmLoZCynW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up close on some seeds ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dead sunflower seed head is quite interesting when viewed very close as is with the two photographs below. Several images were taken as a focus stack and then merged in Helicon Focus. If I did not tell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/up-close-on-some-seeds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/up-close-on-some-seeds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acb97NSzpg5dgWCjPNF61Xrv7xR1bvAYXnymNeWjsDdjnhJTPKPcjRpNCgGX65RZarGt9577y3Rtqz797abRHCtMK25jYrTTLe7Q4KQS6XG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plenty of seeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[I grew some sunflowers this year with moderate success and below are some photographs of a flower head that has finished flowering and gone to seed. 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"click the image to enlarge" LensCanon100mm macro Settings1/6 sec/f5.6/iso 800 CameraSony]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/beauty-in-a-pile-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/beauty-in-a-pile-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq7Pak9J8p9auoESrHD1u5tDLQQSwseYa4JsyxsY3H9WHKwdWwziTsvsM6XSUCP3NT9zrCxQk9aEJAEJfn1LG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the facets]]></title><description><![CDATA[This image was taken with an adapted Canon macro lens on my Sony camera to capture a rather abstract effect. 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