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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 822927" data-attributes="member: 53455"><p>You are absolutely right. I’m glad you spotted that, you do have a good eye! I hoped the white card to the left would bounce back enough light, but it didn’t. I should have used either a more reflective material, like a small mirror correctly angled, or a third light to light the center spool. Better yet, I should have been less lazy and lit the whole scene from above, but that meant pulling out some heavy gear like two C-stands and deploying the large scrim to diffuse the light...</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is, if you want to do things right, you cannot be lazy, and unfortunately, in this case I was. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </p><p></p><p>Low-key lighting: using gradient light to illuminate only certain parts of the subject(s)... Those are the three tilt-shift Nikkors I had at the time (March 2021). I re-sold the 24mm (the one on the left), rendered obsolete by the new 19mm, and bought the 45mm the complement the lineup.</p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408974[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Macrophotograph of a pair of gold and carnelian cufflinks. Composite shot made of 5 focus–stacked exposures, set manually on the lens (NOT easy! I acquired a focusing rail after that one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />). Stack processed with Helicon Focus, Method B. Shot taken for a theme-based Flickr group. The theme was “Pairs”.</p><p></p><p>Focus stacking software has gotten better recently, but back in 2021 when this was taken, it was not quite so “automatic” and adjustments often had to be made by hand. I missed one on this photo, can you spot it? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7, Z-mount Laowa 105mm f/2.8 2× Ultra Macro Apo lens, manual focus. Gitzo GT3543 XLS tripod with Arca–Swiss Cube C1 geared head.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408975[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 822927, member: 53455"] You are absolutely right. I’m glad you spotted that, you do have a good eye! I hoped the white card to the left would bounce back enough light, but it didn’t. I should have used either a more reflective material, like a small mirror correctly angled, or a third light to light the center spool. Better yet, I should have been less lazy and lit the whole scene from above, but that meant pulling out some heavy gear like two C-stands and deploying the large scrim to diffuse the light... The bottom line is, if you want to do things right, you cannot be lazy, and unfortunately, in this case I was. :mad: Low-key lighting: using gradient light to illuminate only certain parts of the subject(s)... Those are the three tilt-shift Nikkors I had at the time (March 2021). I re-sold the 24mm (the one on the left), rendered obsolete by the new 19mm, and bought the 45mm the complement the lineup. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. [ATTACH type="full"]408974[/ATTACH] Macrophotograph of a pair of gold and carnelian cufflinks. Composite shot made of 5 focus–stacked exposures, set manually on the lens (NOT easy! I acquired a focusing rail after that one :rolleyes:). Stack processed with Helicon Focus, Method B. Shot taken for a theme-based Flickr group. The theme was “Pairs”. Focus stacking software has gotten better recently, but back in 2021 when this was taken, it was not quite so “automatic” and adjustments often had to be made by hand. I missed one on this photo, can you spot it? ;) Nikon Z7, Z-mount Laowa 105mm f/2.8 2× Ultra Macro Apo lens, manual focus. Gitzo GT3543 XLS tripod with Arca–Swiss Cube C1 geared head. [ATTACH type="full"]408975[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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