Brain Coral detail, Iscorama anamorphic
Taken years ago at a local camera club's "set-up day", here's a section of a small piece of brain coral my sister found on a beach in Florida. The coral was washed thoroughly then bleached to brighten it up and remove a "fishy" odor. Sand grains are firmly lodged in the small crevices. The pattern resembles a gathering of some kind of bizarre centipedes.
Camera clubs occasionally ask us to participate in set-up days where members can come and photograph all sorts of subject material folks bring in. We usually bring several tables full of items particularly suited for macro photography. I had a table full of equipment folks could try out... macro brackets with reflectors, bowl diffusers, macro reversing rings and a large number of supplemental lenses... most being objectives scavenged from badly damaged (junk), lenses, adapted for reverse mounting on anyone's lens.
This image was taken with a Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens focused at infinity, with an Iscorama anamorphic lens on the 85mm... also focused at infinity, and two stacked objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm zoom lenses reverse mounted on the Isco. Field width was 1.25 inches at a working distance of 2.5 inches. Lighting was provided by a Nikon SB-23 Speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a plastic bowl that comes in a "Healthy Choice" frozen dinner. The left side of the reflector was fitted with a gobo made from a small section of bowl that was painted black, to create a more directional lighting effect. Focusing was done by moving the camera forward / backward.
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Brain Coral detail, Iscorama anamorphic
Taken years ago at a local camera club's "set-up day", here's a section of a small piece of brain coral my sister found on a beach in Florida. The coral was washed thoroughly then bleached to brighten it up and remove a "fishy" odor. Sand grains are firmly lodged in the small crevices. The pattern resembles a gathering of some kind of bizarre centipedes.
Camera clubs occasionally ask us to participate in set-up days where members can come and photograph all sorts of subject material folks bring in. We usually bring several tables full of items particularly suited for macro photography. I had a table full of equipment folks could try out... macro brackets with reflectors, bowl diffusers, macro reversing rings and a large number of supplemental lenses... most being objectives scavenged from badly damaged (junk), lenses, adapted for reverse mounting on anyone's lens.
This image was taken with a Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens focused at infinity, with an Iscorama anamorphic lens on the 85mm... also focused at infinity, and two stacked objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm zoom lenses reverse mounted on the Isco. Field width was 1.25 inches at a working distance of 2.5 inches. Lighting was provided by a Nikon SB-23 Speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a plastic bowl that comes in a "Healthy Choice" frozen dinner. The left side of the reflector was fitted with a gobo made from a small section of bowl that was painted black, to create a more directional lighting effect. Focusing was done by moving the camera forward / backward.
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