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Just-Clayton
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Got home from work and shot some macro using a tripod and mirror up.
Phillydog1958
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Nikon 105mm Micro w/ teleconverter attached -- 210mm.
This is probably my favorite macro image. It was taken in my homemade light tent with the D700 and my PB-6 bellows and 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor reversed. Magnification on the sensor was around 3x. Depth of field is very shallow but the detail is amazing. That is always the coolest thing about high magnification macro photography, it enables you to see things you simply cannot see with the naked eye!
Below is the set-up, with the F4S of course, the image was taken with my D700. I use the macro rail in conjunction with the bellows because it gives me side to side adjustment as well as front to back, which is really critical when doing images at high magnifications. Because of the way the F4S battery pack is located, I actually have to use the PK-13 extension tube I use with my 55mm f/2.8 Micro so the camera will clear the back of the bellows. I get around having to use it with the D700 by simply removing the battery pack from the camera.
Below is the set-up, with the F4S of course, the image was taken with my D700. I use the macro rail in conjunction with the bellows because it gives me side to side adjustment as well as front to back, which is really critical when doing images at high magnifications. Because of the way the F4S battery pack is located, I actually have to use the PK-13 extension tube I use with my 55mm f/2.8 Micro so the camera will clear the back of the bellows. I get around having to use it with the D700 by simply removing the battery pack from the camera.
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RockyNH_RIP
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This is probably my favorite macro image. It was taken in my homemade light tent with the D700 and my PB-6 bellows and 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor reversed. Magnification on the sensor was around 3x. Depth of field is very shallow but the detail is amazing. That is always the coolest thing about high magnification macro photography, it enables you to see things you simply cannot see with the naked eye!
That is a WOW Image if there ever was!!
Pat in NH
RockyNH_RIP
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Here is another one, again with the bellows and 50mm f/1.4 reversed and the same light tent lighting. We have all seen these buckhorn plantain seed pods either by the side of the road or even in our yards, but we never see the minute detail in them until you look at them under magnification!
That's for sure, the picture is amazing and wow for the camera setup
Kevin,
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Thanks all! I have to admit this was a very "staged" setup. This was a very small fly, much smaller than the common housefly. I caught it flying around the house one day, I haven't a clue what kind of fly it is. They are all flies to me. As one might expect, these little rascals don't stand still for photographs under natural conditions. What I did was place this it in a bottle and place it in the refrigerator (NOT freezer, that will kill it) for about 20 minutes. This slowed it down considerably so I could "pose" it on a leaf in the light tent. Time is of the essence with something like this. I had to have the shot all set up beforehand. Once the fly started warming back up it got active and decided this gig was not its bag and eventually it flew off.
If anyone is interested, I have a somewhat lengthy article on my website about the ins and outs of macrophotography. It is kind of like macrophotography 101 and 201 combined. It talks a lot about equipment, but also has some informaton about lighting, exposure, magnificaiton ratios, etc. The URL is Venturing Into the Exciting World of Macrophotography
wud
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This is probably my favorite macro image. It was taken in my homemade light tent with the D700 and my PB-6 bellows and 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor reversed. Magnification on the sensor was around 3x. Depth of field is very shallow but the detail is amazing. That is always the coolest thing about high magnification macro photography, it enables you to see things you simply cannot see with the naked eye!
Below is the set-up, with the F4S of course, the image was taken with my D700. I use the macro rail in conjunction with the bellows because it gives me side to side adjustment as well as front to back, which is really critical when doing images at high magnifications. Because of the way the F4S battery pack is located, I actually have to use the PK-13 extension tube I use with my 55mm f/2.8 Micro so the camera will clear the back of the bellows. I get around having to use it with the D700 by simply removing the battery pack from the camera.
Totally wow! Amazing!
This guy was flapping away on my kitchen window next to the door when I went to take the dog out a little while ago. It is the cecropia silkworm moth. I didn't have time to set it up with tripod, etc., because I knew he/she would be gone before I had everything set up. I also was able to take a video, but that did not turn out too well because the only light I had was the porch light by the door.
Photo was taken with my D7000, AF 105mm f/2.8 micro-Nikkor, ISO 200, f/10, and on-camera flash.
That Time of Year
Photo was taken with my D7000, AF 105mm f/2.8 micro-Nikkor, ISO 200, f/10, and on-camera flash.
That Time of Year
This is probably my favorite macro image. It was taken in my homemade light tent with the D700 and my PB-6 bellows and 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor reversed. Magnification on the sensor was around 3x. Depth of field is very shallow but the detail is amazing. That is always the coolest thing about high magnification macro photography, it enables you to see things you simply cannot see with the naked eye!
Below is the set-up, with the F4S of course, the image was taken with my D700. I use the macro rail in conjunction with the bellows because it gives me side to side adjustment as well as front to back, which is really critical when doing images at high magnifications. Because of the way the F4S battery pack is located, I actually have to use the PK-13 extension tube I use with my 55mm f/2.8 Micro so the camera will clear the back of the bellows. I get around having to use it with the D700 by simply removing the battery pack from the camera.
That photo is just awesome!
Just-Clayton
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One for today.
Just-Clayton
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The more I use mirror up and a remote, I am enjoying macro more.