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Yawns
Joined: 20 Dec 2015 Posts: 119 Location: Portugal
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:23 pm Post subject: The Eristalinus and the Stargate |
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Finished the project ...
First "serious" stack attempt with this new lighting system .
full size (expandable) image here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/antoniocaseiro/37885429285/in/dateposted-public/
Eristalinus taeniops - Syrphidae - Diptera
3 days dead.
Mag - 3 : 1
Schneider Kreuznach APO HM 45mm f/4
at f/4.7
114 exposures at 3 seconds - Iso 100
Effective aperture equivalent to f/19
Steps of 32 micron between frames
Manual rail Manfrotto 454
Custom Camera settings:
Nikon D7000
Live view
Exposure delay
Minimum Sharp
Minimum Contrast
Minimum saturation
Hue normal
Auto white balance.
D-Lighting Off
Lighting : Continuous
2 cool white led 5W 6.000 K on sides
2 layers of tracing paper 100g/m2
Liquid yogurt thin plastic bottle
4 layers of natural linen fabric
Bubble wrapp
Previous NEF to TIFF conversion. (16 Bits - no Compression)
Helicon focus Pyramid (c) - Adobe Camera Raw - Photoshop
Portugal, 1st of December 2017
The "stargate" (it wasn't me who niknamed it like that..)
SINGLE SHOTS - The main idea is to see in real time what lighting suits me best without having to go around with loose lamps ..
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Smokedaddy
Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 1066 Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice and thanks for all the detailed explanation of the setup. |
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mawyatt

Joined: 22 Aug 2013 Posts: 1294 Location: Clearwater
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yawns,
Very neat lighting idea, excellent engineering!!! And nice images too!!
Best,
Mike |
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tevans9129
Joined: 30 Nov 2017 Posts: 129 Location: TN
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Yawns, very impressive, amazing lighting setup. All the details is much appreciated. |
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anvancy
Joined: 05 Dec 2009 Posts: 351 Location: India
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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This is excellent Yawns.
The image speaks for the efforts taken.
So during your real time tests, you then decide how many lights do you really need scenario? _________________ www.anvancy.com
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microman
Joined: 14 Jan 2017 Posts: 122
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Cool setup and great image ! |
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lonepal

Joined: 28 Jan 2017 Posts: 208 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:57 am Post subject: |
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Smart idea, good setup. _________________ Regards.
Omer |
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