Melissa - Close Up

 

More photos and technical info after the jump.
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Burner Burn

Mamiya 645 AFDII
Mamiya 645 Macro MF 120mm f/4 lens
Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
LED flashlight

Large Format Macro

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4x5 macro Cheerios (err.. Cheerio)

~9:1 ratio (rough estimate)

I was inspired by Robert Howington's epic 4x5 macro shot, but I chose long exposure over multi-pops.

15min exposure - f/11

Sinar F1 (x2) view camera
(expired) Fujichrome Provia 100F 4x5 sheet film

Setup Shot:

Money Macro

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Detail:



A macro studio I put together on internship.

FujiFilm GX680II
Fujifilm Fijion 80mm f/5.6 lens
Phase One H25 digital back
ProPhoto D4 powerpack

Lighting:
-one diffused strobe directly under light table
-one strobe 9:00, low, ~3-4" away (texture light)

Macro Play

An old Mercury Dime I recently found inspired me to do a little macro photography one uneventful day during winter break.

The first image is lit using a bare flash fired very close to the subject. The other images were lit using two small flashlights and some small DIY light modifiers, including a translucent 35mm film canister acting as a micro cylindrical softbox. The background used for the first two images is a roll of cobolt-blue painter's tape, a piece of black cotton cloth was used the the latter two. All images shot hand-held. Post-processing done through Adobe Lightroom, with (smart) sharpening aplied through Adobe Photoshop CS2.

~1:1 - 1.5:1 macro ratios.

Nikon D300
Nikon Ai 55mm f/2.8 macro lens + extention tube.
Nikon SB800 Speedlight flash
-off camera hotshoe cord
Blue LED Maglite
White LED flashlight
Adobe Lightroom

I've been looking for an excuse to capture some sparks with a macro lens since seeing Skink74's "The sparks begin to fly" series.

So when I needed to cut some metal rebar today, I grabbed Bryan's Nikon D2x, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens, and a floor stand for a little help.

The sparks are created with a Dremel tool and cut-off wheel tip. I set the Interval Timer in the D2x to take an image every second for several dozen frames and started shooting.

Nikon D2x
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens
Adobe Lightroom

Assignment: Self Promo #1

Assignment: Self Promo #1 Military Miniature



Canon 40D
Nikon Ai 55mm f/2.8 macro lens + extension tube
-with F to EOS lens adapter
Cactus V2s flash trigger
Broncolor Primo 4 2400w/s powerpack
Snoot strobe @ 7:00 slightly-low
softbox behind deep-blue gel
Post-processing in CS3

Idea taken from:
www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179848224/

Outtakes:

Lenses That Blur

Canon Rebel XT
(reversed) Nikon 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor lens
with metal lens hood

Infrared Macro

Nikon F2
Nikon 55mm f/3.5 AI macro lens
with Extension Tube
and Nikon PB-6 Bellows Extension
Vivitar 285HV x 2
with DIY IR gels
Efke IR 820 35mm film
D-76 - 8min - 20 degrees celsius

Setup Shots:

Self Macro

Photographed my own eye
mounted camera on tripod composed/focused using a mirror and the D300's "live view" feature held the flash in one hand
held the mirror and tripped the shutter with the other

1:1

Nikon D300
Nikon 55mm f/3.5 AI Macro lens
with Extension Tube
Canon 430EX Speedlite flash
with offshoe cord
and mini softbox

The Need For Sleep

1:1

impromptu macro

Nikon D300
Nikon 55mm f/3.5 Macro lens
+ Nikon ~22mm Extension Tube
overhead tungsten lamp
handheld
a lot of postwork in LightRoom

Gemstone Macro

Labradorite



Wiki

Amethyst



Wiki

1:1

Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
Mamiya 645-AFD II medium format body
Mamiya Macro 120mm f/4 lens
overhead tungsten studio hotlights
+ LED Maglite
a lot of conversation

Setup Shots:

Spider Macro

Hooks Of Hair


Mandibles


In Its Sights


4:1

Nikon D300
Nikon PB-6 Bellows Extension
Nikon ~22mm Extension tube
Nikon 55mm f/3.5 Macro lens
Canon IR transmitter
Broncolor Powerpack
with softbox strobe
and snoot strobe

Setup Shots: