PICTARS!!! Ballpoint Pen Macro Photos

[fuzzybabybunny]

Well, I finally got my reverse macro rings that allow me to mount my 30mm backwards on my 180mm for a super macro lens that gets me a 6x magnification of the subject. I added onto this my 65mm worth of extension tubes and I'm in the 10x magnification range.

Macro at this level gets absolutely rediculous. The ballpoint is right in front of me, but just FINDING it in the viewfinder is a huge chore because of the extremely shallow depth of field, which at this magnification is measured in the fractions of millimeters, and the dimness of the viewfinder.

Note that the ball is only about a millimeter in diameter.

http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/1692220/

Comments appreciated

 

[Scouzer]

That's really cool.

Except the one picture how you managed to get your face in it. That's weird.. a face reflecting that big off of a ballpoint pen...

 

[Atheus]

Nice, got high res?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
That's really cool.

Except the one picture how you managed to get your face in it. That's weird.. a face reflecting that big off of a ballpoint pen...

Yup yup! Kinda boggles the mind doesn't it?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Atheus
Nice, got high res?

If you click on Original Size (the O) you'll get something that's 1600 x something

Or do you need anything bigger?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Bump for the morning people

 

[xSauronx]

groovy pics

 

[ModeEngage]

Cool lookin'

 

[Koing]

http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/1692220/1/83119864

My favorite one.

Thats not 1600x ????

Koing

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Koing
http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/1692220/1/83119864

My favorite one.

Thats not 1600x ????

Koing

 

[Otaking]

Are you the one with the cool waterfalls-type pictures of your vacation? I had saved some of the high-res pics, but I couldn't find them again, so I tried to search for the thread and couldn't find it!

Great job behind the camera! :beer:

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Otaking
Are you the one with the cool waterfalls-type pictures of your vacation? I had saved some of the high-res pics, but I couldn't find them again, so I tried to search for the thread and couldn't find it!

Great job behind the camera! :beer:

I might be?

Here's my photo website:

http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/

Are these the ones?

http://www.fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/1631403

Yay!

 

[Raiden256]

Must....have....EXIF...

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Koing
http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/1692220/1/83119864

My favorite one.

Ditto'ed.

 

[Otaking]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I might be?

Here's my photo website:

http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/

Are these the ones?

http://www.fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/1631403

Yay!

Sweet! Yeah, I couldn't remember the name of the place (Hocking Hills). Thanks! :beer:

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Raiden256
Must....have....EXIF...

The setup was like this:

Camera Body -> Tamron 180mm -> Reversed Sigma 30mm

The Sigma 30mm was stopped down to f/5.6, Tamron 180mm was stopped down to f/4.

With flash:

1/200s
ISO 200

Without flash:

1/15s
ISO 1600

 

[Number1]

verry nice.

 

[MichaelD]

Very cool. I love pics like this. Getting up close with powerful magnification turns everyday objects into grand vistas. Nice pics; good focus too. I dig it. :thumbsup:

 

[SVT Cobra]

Very Nice pics.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

:thumbsup:

 

[essasin]

Cool!

 

[foghorn67]

How do you like Smugmug? I have been enjoying your pics over the last few posts.
What are the ups and downs?

 

[DrumminBoy]

very nice :thumbsup:

 

[BW86]

wow :thumbsup:

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
How do you like Smugmug? I have been enjoying your pics over the last few posts.
What are the ups and downs?

I love smugmug

I used to do free image servers and smugmug is just so much faster and 100% reliable. Photo storage is unlimited, and the basic membership gets you a 6GB traffic quota a month, which I'm having a hard time getting to.

There's a lot of convenient options to set up your galleries too. These guys for the most part thought up everything, and I've heard their customer service is really friendly and enthusiastic too, unlike places like pbase.

Well worth the annual fee.