Now this is macro photography

hark

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Wow! They are beautiful to view, and it is impressive as to how he obtained them. Thanks for sharing. :)
 
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HelpImUpsideDown

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Thanks for that, I am amazed and at the very same time I am kinda bummed out because it made me realize how little I know about photography and how far I will have to come to ever be close to that level of amazement. Awesome pictures. :cool:
 
BackdoorArts

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I know I'm going to be trying to do something with this over this winter. It's too cool not to mess with it. But now I find myself praying for snow - something I don't normally do. LOL
 
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snaphappy

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Gorgeous nature sure is amazing. Just yesterday we had light flakes and we were all gawking at my daughters head after school as they'd fall and we could easily see the lovely patterns :) I'm sure everyone thought we were nuts and daughter wasn't impressed because she couldn't see. When all lumped on the ground we can't appreciate their individual beauty. I was wishing for a macro/micro lens yesterday
 
BackdoorArts

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I'm wondering, if I were to try this with a 105mm and a D800 would I still want to consider adding an extension tube to boost magnification or is that going to be more than enough resolution?
 
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BackdoorHippie said:
I'm wondering, if I were to try this with a 105mm and a D800 would I still want to consider adding an extension tube to boost magnification or is that going to be more than enough resolution?
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You would still need extension tubes Jake.. The 105 gives a 1:1 magnification. To be able to see these details you would need higher magnification that's possible with extension tube.. Can go up to 1:16

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BackdoorArts

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So I made my first attempt at this yesterday and quickly realized I have a lot to learn. So today I started digging. This is a very long and involved video with one of the premier photographers doing this kind of work, and the amount of post processing work involved can make your head spin (real discussion starts about 10-15 minutes in). One thing pointed out with focus stacking that I was unaware of is that using the focus dial on the camera may not work as it can change perspective somewhat making merging of images difficult. He shoots his snowflakes handheld, which is pretty freaking amazing when you think about it. I'm wondering if I need to invest in some focus rails? Thoughts?

 
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You run into the issue of perspective change fairly quickly when doing focus stacking. PS does a pretty good job of blending the various perspectives together and from a top level it's imperceptible, but it doesn't take much pixel peeping before you see the blended areas. But a rail is certainly a good investment, especially if you ever get the time lapse bug.
 
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