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Challenge: Miniature II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: Utah
Date: May 17, 2009
Aperture: f/11
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Architecture, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 17, 2009
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Many people do not realize there is a miniature Lincoln inside the memorial building on the back of the penny coin. Examined many pennys with 15x magnifier to find one with minimal dirt and scratches, cleaned best one, tacked it with glue stick to paper to keep it from rolling. Used 105mm lens + 3 ext. tubes, endless fiddling to get penny exactly square to the lens, focusing rail, exposure delay to minimize vibration. Getting detail to show took a lot of experimenting with light, finally settling on flash diffused about 45 degrees camera right, constant light diffused overhead, LED light slightly camera left, white paper to far left and below coin. Three lights, 2 difusers, 2 reflectors for what I thought would be a "simple" image. |
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05/23/2009 06:26:29 AM |
| Well done! Nice macro. Not voting. |
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05/20/2009 06:58:31 PM |
| Nice sharp shot with good control over the DOF. |
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05/19/2009 10:14:42 AM |
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05/18/2009 11:42:03 AM |
| That's a pretty clear macro, it looks so 3-D. |
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05/18/2009 01:46:55 AM |
| This is a tough shot, but it doesn't look like your lens was parallel to the coin, producing uneven sharpness. A higher f number might have helped. Excellent lighting. |
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