Extreme macro

[Modest_Man]

Click to view larger.

Tendon on the back of my hand. Haha.

You can see individual cells in this one.

 

[jcardona1]

ridiculous! did you reverse the 50mm on the extension tube?

 

[Modest_Man]

Yep. Dust in my lens really bothers me on these close photos.

You really can't get a good grasp of how small those are from these photos. I'll post up a couple of my setup and a crop of the last one.

 

[Modest_Man]

Here's my setup. Made a small acrylic tank with opaque sides that works well to diffuse the flash and get soft light.

The area I shot of the small drops is on the left in this photo, just to the left of the largest droplet.

And a crop of the last photo, so you can see the individual plant cells.

 

[jcardona1]

thanks for the behind-the-scenes view! ive been thinking of building a little macro setup but i have no idea where to begin. i was thinking of using a styrofoam box to place the flash in and bounce it back. i need to get my thinking cap on

 

[scriving]

nice pictures man

 

[Modest_Man]

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html

Where I got the idea from.

Mine is all half-assed right now, I built that to be a tank with scrap not to be a macro studio. Next time I go buy scrap acrylic I'm going to make a "real" one with all 5 sides white and not just three.

 

[jcardona1]

haha now that is what i'm talkign about! ive also thought about one of those translucent storage totes, or an old fishtank with a sheet over the sides. so many possibilities.

do you use another source of light to help you focus? the view is really dark through a tube at small apertures

 

[Modest_Man]

Na, I use a tripod. Snap a photo to get a feel for focus, then move it in out until I have it dialed in. Usually takes about 4 throwaway shots, then I can adjust slightly until I get what I want in regards to exposure.

I know what you mean about the viewfinder being dark...pretty much pitch black.

I can't wait till my Lester A. Dine 105mm f2.8 macro shows up. It was made for dental photograpy. Haha. I stole the thing off KEH for $70 shipped, supposedly one of the sharpest macro lenses ever; with amazing bokeh.

 

[oakes]

very nice, looks like I need to work on my macro skills, haha...What camera are you using?