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Close-up trans-illuminated in darkfield setup

Objects and Illumination – Macro Photography

Close-up trans-illuminated in darkfield setup
Close-up detail

 

Macro close-up photography – Objects and Illumination. The detail shots are 100% crops of the prints; 19″ x 13″ (48cm x 33cm) up to 20″ x 30″ (76cm x 50cm)

 

 

Evocatively Illuminated
“This reminds me”

 

The detail images shown here are approximately 6″x4″ (15cm x 10cm)  segments of the actual prints.

 

 

detail of a portrait
Detail

 

 

 

A very small portrait
“A face I know”

 

 

 

 

detail - profile
Detail

 

 

 

Somewhat fractally yours
“Surface Tension”

 

 

 

Deeply detailed
Detail

 

 

 

Complexly detailed growth
“Can’t Unravel”

 

 

 

 

Amazing texture
Detail

 

 

Upright
“Natural Statement”

 

 

 

 

Detail of 6
Detail

 

 

 

 

Aglow
“Oblong”

 

 

 

The techniques used include a homemade modification of ‘dark field illumination‘ which is used in micro (microscope) photography. I created my own set up specifically for this series of images.

In order to get the complete Depth of Field in these pix, I needed to takes dozens of photos with slightly different points of focus, and then ‘focus stacking‘ software technology to align and mask them to create the complete images.

It is surprisingly time consuming to do it well, and achieve something visually interesting, and technically coherent.

 

The Darkfield Illumination set up
The Darkfield Illumination set up – Click for bigger, clearer image (then use your browser Back button to return)

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. lee

    these look great! Such interesting surfaces and colors!!!

    1. Ken Storch

      Cheers, thanks.

  2. Stan Wineberg

    Thanks for the Rube Goldberg setup picture. It makes me appreciate the work even more.

    1. Ken Storch

      and then . . .the picture comes out here!

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