Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 5, 2010158 views10 comments
My first picture post. Snow flakes from Summit County, Colorado. Nikon D90, reversed enlarging lens and bellows. Taken at night with a darkfield setup up. Still experimenting.
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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on January 5, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Wow Paul, now that's extreme macro! Great first post! keep it up. The composition is very interesting. It looks a little too dark on my monitor but very nice overall. Good job.
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Comment posted by Paul Zimski on January 5, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Thanks Joel for the feedback! I've got some ideas on how to lighten these up without losing the structure detail. Its been all trial and error so far with far, far, far more rejects than keepers. Will post my progress this winter.
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Comment posted by Doug Roane on January 5, 2010 at 10:22 PM
wow, incredible detail and 3D appearance. What about brightening it a bit and trying a tungsten wb to give a blue cast?
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Comment posted by Paul Zimski on January 6, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Thanks Doug. I made some changes per the suggestions. I'll be working on my setup to try and get better results.
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Comment posted by Bruce Palla on January 6, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Paul, superb detail!! I've been trying myself, but I don't have a bellows. The snowflakes I catch seem to be in a hurry to melt as well.
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 6, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Hey Paul, I love seeing these flakes in this close. Very cool.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 7, 2010 at 7:08 AM
Great macro macro! The re-post is much better. Well done.
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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 7, 2010 at 7:57 AM
Fine work Paul. I have enjoyed seeing your work in progress and hope you will continue to keep going.
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Comment posted by Paul Zimski on January 7, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Hey thanks guys for all the feedback and the welcome. Its been great to have critical eyes on my photos. Looking forward to participating here.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 9, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Wonderful detail Paul. Beautiful!
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