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Wikipedia defines entomology as "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented", or "the scientific study of insects". I don't claim to be a entomologist, nor do I cut the little guys into pieces but I do like to get out with my macro gear and teach myself something about nature, below my natural line of sight.
Since posting this picture of my son Brodey on Flickr many months ago, I have received a lot of emails asking how I did the post work. Many people think it's HDR, some say it's got the Dave Hill feel to it.
I will go through my recipe in detail. It's not a hard process. It's something I've refined to work for me and over time, it's become second nature. I have even used it on landscapes with great success. A lot of this works better with higher contrast images and good lighting (not that I'm great at lighting).
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission is fining a husband-wife team of Christian photographers $6000 dollars for refusing to photograph a lesbian commitment ceremony. Read the full article if you want more background on this case. There are a couple of blog posts that touch on the subject at MarioBurgers and ThomasHawk. If you read the posts and comments, the opinions of the readers and authors seem to be split into two issues and three sides. Discrimination vs. Freedom of Choice from the angle of Christians, Gay Rights Activists and Business Owners. What immediately struck me is the rights (or lack of in this case) that a business owner has in refusing projects.
