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This was my original entry. Daniel's comments were about this image.
This small flower was swaying randomly in the breeze, and the strange profusion of inner petals and reproductive parts was intriguing.
I decided to get very close. Because I am not a full time macro nut, I had to make use of a very cheap old set up. After mounting an 85 mm on the camera, I used a double-threaded reversing adapter to attach the front threads of a 50 mm to the front of the 85. Result: 1.7x life size on sensor.
My feeling right now (shot this a couple of hours ago) is that there's just enough detail and clarity to make the prevailing softness effective. I don't know. Comments welcomed.
If anyone is curious about the setup, it looks like this:
Working distance is very small, and there's no protection for that front element (normally rear)!
As often happens with the weekly assignments, I'll find out what it is and think "that's just what I was concentrating on last month". Here's a little of what I was up to exactly four weeks ago:
http://www.classicalphotography.com/PAGES/blog030.html
Edited on May 09, 2009 at 07:21 PM · View previous versions
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The setup is fascinating. and it certainly produces remarkable results. Well done!