Drops on CD II
Icebear
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I started a new thread because I couldn't bring myself to post this work following Matasa's last photo on the original thread. This macro stuff really is addictive. Much eye rolling from SWMBO. Here's my first (for public consumption) effort. Hope you like it.
John :
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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Brian V.
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Ohhhhh WOW that's a really cool shot, love the bean shaped droplet
Excellent result there Icebear :ivar
Awesome colours, and so sharp too, bet your real happy with this shot.
Brilliant Shot
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Skippy (Australia) - Moderator of "HOLY MACRO" and "OTHER COOL SHOTS"
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:skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
I loved that capture Icebear. How exactly is it done. I once tried it and mine certainly never turned out like that. What is the secret orm am I asking too much.
Regards
Bob
I've learned a few things while trying to create these shots.
1. You can never get the rainbow perpendicular to the axis of the lens. I haven't quite figured out why yet, but something about the nature of the prism effect of the CD surface. This means you can't get the perfect droplet arrangement you'd like for maximum DOF. Not gonna happen. No matter where your light source is. (Please prove me wrong and show how. It'll make the photography so much easier.)
2. There's ALWAYS some dust in the air, and it WILL settle on the surface of your droplets.
3. If you're careful, you can use some sort of dropper to add water to your drops to make them bigger. Bigger seems better.
4. Be really careful with your CD. Any scratches WILL always be in the worst place and ruin your composition.
5. Breathe
6. The light source for this image was a pair of high intensity halogen pendant lights about 3 feet above the surface.
Thanks again for your generous praise. It's very encouraging to have positive feedback from such talented people.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Three more and that's it (don't hold me to that:D ). I'm not even eating right. I need an intervention. Man, if I were shooting film, I'd be "broker" than I already am.
1. This one seems very calm to me. The colors are cooler, and the rainbow is very soft.
2. This one is a bit disappointing. I think i've got some flare issues or something, but I like the riot of color and frenetic activity.
3. This one I like. It looks like drops of molten gold infront of a plasma jet.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Hi all, this is actually my first post here, this thread has inspired me to whip out the macro kit and have some fun, winter and work has had the camera spending way too much time in the bag, so I put the 50 1.8, extension tubes and flash to bear on the target, here are the results!
I find the dust the most annoying part, particularly in the last image, which otherwise I find great because of the strange patterns.
Thanks to you all for the inspiration!
Welcome to DGRIN!
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Thanks Icebear I am sure I will still be struggling to achieve anything you have shown on here. I really do admire what you have produced.
Rgards
Bob