I probably used 70-80 dandelions to get the image I wanted: to capture a perfect movement of flying seeds. In a situation like this you have to experiment a lot.

This image won the 2nd place in DPR Challenges.

Actually, I’ve done this in daylight with two strobes. High shutter speed suppressed the ambient light, one strobe was placed behind the flower for a backlight and another one served as a “kicker” on the right.

These are the compulsory water traffic signs. Sava river, Belgrade.

Taken on Zakynthos, Greece, near Navagio beach.

This is an extreme macro of colored crayons. It was taken with Canon PowerShot A620 camera, no DSLR here. It’s a P&S with great macro mode, you can get about 1cm from to the subject. However, when the camera is that close, it blocks the light. Fortunately, I mounted it on a steady tripod and used one very strong 2000w video light and bumped it off the ceiling in a tight, bright room. That was more than enough for 1sec exposure!

Boat fender coated with morning mist.

Strawberry splashing in yogurt. I used large translucent panel that I fixed on a stand where one speedlight was attached. The strobe was far enough from the panel to let the light spread and thus create a softbox-like lighting. The duration of a flash light was short enough to capture a moment.

Freshwater mussel laying on the beach of the Danube river.

Colored crayons with a zipper. Obviously, pencils and a zipper were photographed separately.
One large reflector was used, bounced off the ceiling.

In reality, this is a very small snail’s shell stamped on the ground. It’s a 2:1 macro with slight split toning effect.