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Postby krpolak on Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:17 pm

Lest talk seriously about macro photography. Or maybe I should say micro?

Subject: 10 cents coin. Word 'Australia'. 'I' letter.

Gear: 24mm on reversal ring. Bellows, quite streched out.

Result: full frame from D70.

I must think about better support for sharper images.

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Postby Dargan on Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:53 am

Quite a weatherbeaten surface when you get down to that level of magnification. By more stabilty are you concerned about the fringing at the edge of the coin that I see on the image? Great shot and concept as usual Krystian.
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Postby PiroStitch on Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:01 am

That definitely is some great detail! :D Now let's play a game of guess that object :D
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Postby krpolak on Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:02 am

The coin looked quite new :)

By more stabilty are you concerned about the fringing at the edge of the coin that I see on the image?


Not really. 'The fringing' is rather effect of strong light angle, I supposed.

I am thinking about kind of fundation, base, so bellows will be more stable. Now I just keep it on the table under mountain of books and it is still sensitive to vibration. With this magnification scale everything cab vibrate ;-)

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Postby krpolak on Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:05 am

PiroStitch,

You didnt read my post. But I understand, the image is sooo catchy :D

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Postby Dargan on Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:10 am

The equpiment cannot be mounted to your tripod? Such as side bracket with bellows and all attached and then use remote for activating shot? Even so I guess only minor vibrations would create a problem at this magnification.
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Postby PiroStitch on Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:11 am

I did read your post :) Sorry I didn't explain it quite well...a little while ago, can't remember who it was, but they organised a guess that object game on the forum where they would take a 100% crop and people would guess what it was.

What you've done is taken it to a whole new level ;)
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Postby krpolak on Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:13 am

Dargan,

I could. I just left my tripod in office. Will check how it works, but still, as you said, that could be not enough with this magnification ratio. Anyway, I need that rather for table style photography so kind of supporting base with extra plate with lifting possibility would be welcome.

PiroStitch,

Then big sorry from me :)


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Postby hangdog on Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:55 am

Immensely cool shot, both aesthetically and as a demonstration of technique and possibilities. And as you imply, skirting the border of macro photography and photomicrography.

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Postby birddog114 on Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:04 am

PiroStitch wrote:I did read your post :) Sorry I didn't explain it quite well...a little while ago, can't remember who it was, but they organised a guess that object game on the forum where they would take a 100% crop and people would guess what it was.

What you've done is taken it to a whole new level ;)


That was leek's game and it was running in few weeks as guessing game.
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Postby krpolak on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:10 pm

that was leek's game and it was running in few weeks as guessing game


Yeah? And you guys think to be good enough in this game? ;-)

All right, who is able to identify this image? :)

Small tip: the same scale and full frame so you can calculate actual dimmentions:


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Postby bloop on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:31 pm

That's obviously a packet of Nobby's Nuts.
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Postby krpolak on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:33 pm

No, but warm :) Check colour scheme and base material.

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Postby kinetic on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:42 pm

My guess is some sort of cola can - maybe pepsi judging from the colour scheme. :?
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Postby krpolak on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:44 pm

It is surely from nutrition shelf in Woolie, but its not a can. Sorry. However base material consist a bit of aluminium :)

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Postby Sheetshooter on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:45 pm

Krystian,

Normal practice with this style of shooting is to mount the camera on a copy stand and shoot in 'PLAN' orientation. With the camera pointing straight down the effect of gravity is close to symmetrical with the optical axis. Additionally rods with weights at the ends can be attached at 45º and the resulting triangulation also adds to stability. An old enlarger can make a great copy stand - and mirror pre-release helps but I don't think that is an option with the D70s. Well, I can't find it on mine anyway - only for sensor cleaning.

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Postby leek on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:46 pm

A packet of Smith's Chips???
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Postby Sheetshooter on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:48 pm

You've been over here too long John if you have stopped calling them crisps.
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Postby krpolak on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:51 pm

Sheetshooter,

Thank for very good advice. I must really think about something like that. Also I took a look into microscopes and there is few resonable options. But this is story for after-my-holiday time. Thanks again for good direction.


Leek,

No, no, no :) Product's name starts with big W :)

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Postby leek on Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:55 pm

Sheetshooter wrote:You've been over here too long John if you have stopped calling them crisps.


That's sad but so, so true...
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Postby Sheetshooter on Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:07 pm

Krystian,

When you are ready speak to Mr. Ramsden at Foto Riesel in Kent Street. He is an authority on Microscopy as it applies to photography. For decades he was Mr. Microscopes for Ernst Leitz Instruments in Australia and he can be a great source of information. It used to be that you had to be the head of a department at a University or Hospital to pick his brains, now he is all yours for the asking. And he's a really, really nice bloke!

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Postby krpolak on Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:13 pm

Thanks again for this contact. Surely I will check this guy :)

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