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Photon Registered: Jan 19, 2003 Total Posts: 8578 Country: United States |
 New entry. I liked the way the open bloom in the background looked sun-like. This is from the same patch of flowers that I explored with my original larger-than-life entry. This take is a bit less than life size on sensor, though still larger than life as viewed on screen. Done with 70-200 + 1.4x + 2 extension tubes. |
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Photon Registered: Jan 19, 2003 Total Posts: 8578 Country: United States |
 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 |
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dancam Registered: Nov 13, 2008 Total Posts: 1627 Country: United States |
Photon, that is one crazy macro setup. But hey, whatever works right. As for the shot, it is very bright and vibrant. The colors are nice, it just seems to be missing something. Maybe more contrast to bring out the details. Either way, it makes a good abstract. Cheers, Dan. |
The setup is fascinating. and it certainly produces remarkable results. Well done!