Close up Depth of Field. Gold & Silver
Feb 23, 2020 11:37:03 #
No focus-stacking! No diffraction! The old Scheimpflug technique enables sufficient depth of field without stopping down too far. A tilt/shift lens is used to provide depth of sharpness without changing the shape of the subject.
This image was made with a Mamiya RZ 67 fitted with a custom made tilting bellows, and a Phase I digital back. 140mm Macro Sekor lens. Lighting is 2400 w.s Speedotron flash system in a 40" Softbox over the set with reflectors for fill illumination.
f/9.5 @ 1/850 sec. flash duration.
This image was made with a Mamiya RZ 67 fitted with a custom made tilting bellows, and a Phase I digital back. 140mm Macro Sekor lens. Lighting is 2400 w.s Speedotron flash system in a 40" Softbox over the set with reflectors for fill illumination.
f/9.5 @ 1/850 sec. flash duration.
Feb 23, 2020 11:43:28 #
The colors and the map as background add to the enjoyment. Hey Ed, would you check in with ebrunner, one of the For Your Consideration moderators? I don't know if the camera you mention here is similar to one he just had custom-made, but I'm sure he would appreciate your experience:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-633099-1.html
Photos of the camera itself are here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-632959-1.html
Thanks much!
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-633099-1.html
Photos of the camera itself are here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-632959-1.html
Thanks much!
Feb 23, 2020 11:49:45 #
Impressive stash of cash. The yellow metal coins are obviously gold. Are the white metal coins silver or platinum?
Feb 23, 2020 12:16:10 #
Feb 23, 2020 12:40:20 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Impressive stash of cash. The yellow metal coins are obviously gold. Are the white metal coins silver or platinum?
The coins are actual gold and silver.
The shot was for an intetnational investment plan
prospectus brochure
for the Canadian Medical Association. I was doing work for the Royal Canadian Mint, so they were nice enough to lend me the coins for the shoot as long as my insurance covered their values.
My friend brought them in a felt bag, said "catch", threw the bag at me and remarked "try no to lose these"! I retorted, "darn, they won't fit in the coin slot at the laundromat"! 😁
Feb 23, 2020 12:44:47 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
The coins are actual gold and silver. br br The ... (show quote)
Thanks for your quick reply. And, silly me, I just realized the answer to my question is in the title of your post. DUH!!!
Feb 23, 2020 13:47:24 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Thanks for your quick reply. And, silly me, I just realized the answer to my question is in the title of your post. DUH!!!
Not to worry! We are photographers not metallurgist or jewelers. The silver bell in the shot is pewter. There is yellow gold and white gold. The watch case in the attached image is
OLD gold and diamonds.
Shooting metals is fun and challenging. It's a matter of light and/or dark field lighting. The resulting image is actually a mirror-like reflection of the light source. One you figure out the correct angle of incidence, you can control glare, avoid unwanted reflections and capture fine detail texture and relief.
Feb 23, 2020 14:11:20 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
The colors and the map as background add to the enjoyment. Hey Ed, would you check in with ebrunner, one of the For Your Consideration moderators? I don't know if the camera you mention here is similar to one he just had custom-made, but I'm sure he would appreciate your experience:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-633099-1.html
Photos of the camera itself are here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-632959-1.html
Thanks much!
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-633099-1.html
Photos of the camera itself are here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-632959-1.html
Thanks much!
The camera in his post is a large format film view camera. Theses cameras, once the photographer masters all its movements, he or she, can maximize image management in so far as perspective and depth of field. On many models, the front and back standards both tilt, rise and fall, and tilt.
My setup is a medium format film camera that is digitized with a Phase I back and a tilt and shift customization. I can do some of the movements I used to do with a view view camera and the rest has to be simulated in post-processing.
I know what you meant about the lizzard. No zooligest me! I always thought reptiles are kinda "slimey", but in fact they are smooth like well finished leather or synthetic material. I was gonna ask the guy at the animal sanctuary if that was a "lounge lizzard" but on close examination he looked too prim and proper.😁 Reptiles look like fine textiles. I ain't a good poet either. Oh.. taxidermied critters creep me out.
Feb 23, 2020 18:14:49 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
No focus-stacking! No diffraction! The old Schei... (show quote)
Excellent. The Scheimpflug principle is very interesting. By tilting the lens relative to the plane of the sensor (or film) you can tilt the plane of focus.
Mike
Feb 24, 2020 01:09:25 #
Wow! Clarity without a download and a brilliant presentation. Beautiful work, Ed.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:17:35 #
Outstanding images. I photographed one Canadian 50 Dollar coin for Ebay, some years ago. It brought over a thousand Dollars.
Feb 27, 2020 13:39:39 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Wow! Clarity without a download and a brilliant presentation. Beautiful work, Ed.
Thanks! Many of my commercial images are extremely high resolution but as per agreements with some of my clients, I am not permitted to put many of those shots that are used in my client's advertisements, annual reports, and other internal material online, especially while their advertising campaigns are either in the planning stage or ongoing. I can post some of this stuff in low rez or if there is no exclusivity agreement. Too bad- I'd love to show some of it off- it's done on medium-format digital and the image quality exceeds what I used to get on 8x10 transparency film.
Perhaps in the future, I'll shoot some of my personal stuff on the heavy gear so I can garner some bragging rights amongst the sharpness fans around here.
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