A couple of very experimental macro shots on Christmas Eve!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[SheltieLover]

1. Beautiful, Peggy

Thank you for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover!

It was kinda fun, playing with different angles!

[Biophilic]

3. Those are both fun and beautiful.

I tried to view them as if I didn’t know what they were. They look very exotic and beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks so much, my dear Biophilic!

That's a great way to see things. Even when you do know what they are!

[cachukis]

4. Christmassie.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thank you, my dear cachukis! I'm glad that this is what you see! ♥

[LoisB]

6. I like the photographs, they are very interesting but I admit to ignorance as to what they are.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks so much, my dear LoisB!

I don't know their proper name; I do know they're related to the cauliflower.

I find them quite interesting too.

[3catwoman3]

11. See what I linked in my post below.

I think this is Romanesco broccoli.

https://www.treehugger.com/amazing-fractals-found-in-nature-4868776

[3catwoman3]

8. Fractals!

Ain't Nature grand!?

https://www.treehugger.com/amazing-fractals-found-in-nature-4868776

[LoisB]

12. How interesting! I learn something new on DU every day. Thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Wow, thank you, my dear 3catwoman3!

Thanks for the link to that fascinating article! I learned quite a lot, just from looking!

Nature sure is grand!

[LoisB]

9. Have a wonderful holiday season.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. We sure will, and thank you, my dear LoisB!

Tomorrow we will be with family, feasting, talking, laughing, taking photos and the like!

I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season as well.

[2naSalit]

15. That's what I'm...

Talkin' about! Those look so otherworldly that a macro can make you feel like you are truly in some twilight zone kind of landscape!

I love them!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. I'm glad you showed up, my dear 2naSalit!

They really do look otherworldly.

I've been exploring some materials that will help me develop my skills to match what I want to achieve! I've found a couple of tutorials that should help me get there.

Thanks for your encouragement!

[2naSalit]

17. Glad I saw them!

I was out for dinner last night and checked in before going to bed. I didn't sleep long but today will be funky weather so naps will be had.

The texture and contours of those things is so trippy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. They truly are!

I found a tutorial that suits me down to my toenails on how to really maximize my learning how to use the lens. Here's the link:

https://learnandsupport.getolympus.com/learn-center/photography-tips/macro/mastering-the-60mm-macro

Maybe reading this will make you want to rush right out and buy yourself one of these!

[2naSalit]

19. Thanks for the link!

I hope I can find one soon! I looked in all the stores in town, crowded as they were, but didn't see any yet. I'll be looking until I do find one, by gum.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. That's the spirit!

Well, it's 2:15 a.m. and I'm ready to try again to get some sleep! See you later!

Merry Christmas!

[2naSalit]

21. Sweet dreams!

I'm going to make some coffee, I'll get drowsy at some point.

[UniqueUserName]

22. I like to look at your pictures, CP. These remind me of. . .

. . . The 11 minute "Off the Air" segment, Bliss. For context, Off the Air are/were short video segments that ran on Adult Swim, which the Cartoon Network at night. So, it's adult cartoon comedy (not porn ---stuff like Family Guy, Cleveland Show, South Park) and targeted programming at night. The "Off the Air" segments are usually stream of conscious images that appear to be inspired by someone on drugs to me. But they are visually interesting. I'm going to link to my favorite section in this clip. It's of a wave pool absolutely full of happy humans. Your pictures remind me of the clip that follows the wave pool. Your images and the video make me think of fractals.

Edited to add: apparently the embedded link will not go directly to 8minutes 25 seconds ---that is where the wave pool segment starts.

?si=AL4MG-vrLjM6pq81&t=505

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Thanks for the clip, my dear UniqueUserName! It's pretty trippy.

Unfortunately, I don't have time to watch the whole thing now, but I will!

Yes, fractals are fascinating!