I love that shot even though I don’t have a macro lens. I made a nice 12×12 print of it. I recently purchased a wonderful printer – Epson Artisan 1430 (13″ Wide) Printer. I’ve made some nice 13×19 inch prints which I very pleased with. Nice to give as gifts etc. – now I’m looking into framing/matting options.
It is an ink printer – 6 separate ink cartridges. The paper is Epson Ultra Premium Matt Photo Paper. Epson a good variety of high quality printer papers with various finishes from Glossy to Matt. Some also have archival properties. The price is pretty good too – I purchased a pack of 50 (13×19 Ultra Premium Matt) for about $60 Canadian. Each ink cartridge costs $38 supposed to last 4x longer than a lab print – but hard to say what the cost per print would be.
I also have a monochrome laser printer for non-photographic materail. I’m just taking my time testing out the printer and what sort of size/framing/matting/subject to use and how or even if I should sell them. But what’s nice is being able to print 4×6’s to give away or put in an actual album. My wife regularly updates photos of the family – she has a frame consisting of 4 small prints for each of our 5 adult children (and 3 grandchildren) I recently gave some 5×7 prints to these trombone musicians in our school band … https://michaelhoffmannphotography.com/2017/06/21/trombone-quartet/
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Very nice picture…well done my friend!!
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Thankyou Gordon!
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I just love thistles, and the bee tops that pic off beautifully!
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Totally! I may make a print of that one!
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Wonderful photos,love them very much !
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Me too! Thanks Domnuio!
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Love the colours!!
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YES!! I just made a 12×12 print which I will get framed.
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That’s one stunning bee, Michael!
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Thanks so much Pete. Your great “bug” photos inspire me to give it a shot!
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Wow. >Only thing better than a thistle is a thistle with a bee on it. Great shots.
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I love that shot even though I don’t have a macro lens. I made a nice 12×12 print of it. I recently purchased a wonderful printer – Epson Artisan 1430 (13″ Wide) Printer. I’ve made some nice 13×19 inch prints which I very pleased with. Nice to give as gifts etc. – now I’m looking into framing/matting options.
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Is it a laser or ink printer? I haven’t had much luck with printing on cardstock or heavier paper. What are you printing on?
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It is an ink printer – 6 separate ink cartridges. The paper is Epson Ultra Premium Matt Photo Paper. Epson a good variety of high quality printer papers with various finishes from Glossy to Matt. Some also have archival properties. The price is pretty good too – I purchased a pack of 50 (13×19 Ultra Premium Matt) for about $60 Canadian. Each ink cartridge costs $38 supposed to last 4x longer than a lab print – but hard to say what the cost per print would be.
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Thanks for the info. I am using a color laser HP. I’m not creating prints for sale, although I do sometimes use them in my retablos.
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I also have a monochrome laser printer for non-photographic materail. I’m just taking my time testing out the printer and what sort of size/framing/matting/subject to use and how or even if I should sell them. But what’s nice is being able to print 4×6’s to give away or put in an actual album. My wife regularly updates photos of the family – she has a frame consisting of 4 small prints for each of our 5 adult children (and 3 grandchildren) I recently gave some 5×7 prints to these trombone musicians in our school band … https://michaelhoffmannphotography.com/2017/06/21/trombone-quartet/
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