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		<title>Macro Madness Day &#8211; Newtown Park, Toowoomba QLD</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a little while ago I lent Brandon my macro lens. I didn&#8217;t need it so I said he could return it whenever he wanted. However, last week he made some last minute plans to go back to Malaysia. I figured I might need to lens for the wedding I&#8217;m shooting next week so we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So a little while ago I lent Brandon my macro lens. I didn&#8217;t need it so I said he could return it whenever he wanted. However, last week he made some last minute plans to go back to Malaysia. I figured I might need to lens for the wedding I&#8217;m shooting next week so we dropped it off at my place before he left. Yesterday, we got bored at home so we wanted to look for a park to visit&#8230;my housemate, Warren, recommended we head to Newtown Park. I&#8217;ve never been there before so I thought why not.</p>
<p>In the true spirit of &#8220;Macro Madness&#8221; there won&#8217;t be any pictures of the park itself&#8230;not because I don&#8217;t want to&#8230;but because I only brought the macro lens that day&#8230;and not a measly 55mm macro but a 180mm one&#8230;which is pretty much a dedicated macro lens and nothing else.   Now I can also go back to take some macros of the <a href="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/2010/02/03/sunflower-field-nobby-cambooya-toowoomba-qld/" target="_blank">sunflower field</a>!  <img src='http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Of course <a href="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/2009/11/27/shybrow-the-cutest-guinea-pig-on-earth/" target="_blank">the Brow</a> needed to stretch her lil leggies so she came along for an impromptu portrait session.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-898" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0210" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0210.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0210" /></p>
<p>By the way those are her legs&#8230;shes so furry her hands (as in front legs) tuck into it and dissapear when she sits like that. Her hands looks like this:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-905" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0772" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0772.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0772" /></p>
<p>If you leave her on the ground long enough she&#8217;ll start planning her escape route&#8230;</p>
<p><img title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0750" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0750.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0750" /></p>
<p>&#8230;so we put her somewhere where she can&#8217;t run <img src='http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0687" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0687.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0687" /></p>
<p>Just kidding, haha&#8230;shes awesome&#8230;doesn&#8217;t run away unless shes at home where shes familiar with the floor&#8230;ask Linzhi, every few minutes we give a a good tickle under the chin&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-900" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0697" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0697.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0697" /></p>
<p>Oh, right&#8230;Macro Madness Day!</p>
<p>Sorry&#8230;</p>
<p>Sorry&#8230;</p>
<p>I tend to digress when I ramble&#8230;</p>
<p>In all honesty the park was pretty down in the dumps. It wasn&#8217;t dirty or anything it just wasn&#8217;t maintained very well. However, the flowers were absolutely perfect and down at a macro level its easy to ignore the rest of the place.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-902" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0718" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0718.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0718" /></p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t that just beautiful rose? Hows this next one for a good contrast?</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-903" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0728" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0728.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0728" /></p>
<p>Same flower, different colour&#8230;but it just says something different&#8230;the red one has that classy, elegant feel where as this one sort of brings words like &#8220;natural&#8221; and &#8220;pure&#8221; to mind&#8230;or am I crazy?</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-901" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0713" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0713.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0713" /></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t know what flower this is&#8230;any tips? I reckon I should&#8217;ve shot this closer though.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-906" title="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0793" src="http://www.blog.jiarenlau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0793.jpg" alt="Macro_Madness_By_Jiaren_Lau-0793" /></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t really care for this one&#8230;but its a little weird. It looks like they are four smaller flowers inside the large outside petals&#8230;theres actually a picture that I shot dead on center which shows it in focus but composition wise this one looks better so deal with it.</p>
<p>Need to go shower now. Have to sleep early, tomorrows my driving test! *Eek!* Wish me luck!</p>
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