Large Format Macro Images

[David Aimone]

I did a search for Macro photos in the "Image Sharing & Discussion" forum, and was surprised to find nothing.

Does anyone have any LF macro photos to share? I'm interested in seeing what can be/has been done.

[mrladewig]

There are some examples in the flowers thread and probably in a few other places as well. I've posted some examples with a Tominon 75/4.5.

Phaelenopsis 2:1 (http://ladewigs.com/Gallery/v/Mel_family/etc/45_RVP1F_20100604_002_lg.jpg.html)
Heirloom Iris 1:1 (http://ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/2767-1/45_E1G_201000723_002.jpg)

Then this was done with a 125/56. Fuji -NW at 1:1
Alpine foget-me-not 1:1 (http://ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/2814-2/45_E100G_20100818_004_w.jpg)

[David Aimone]

Love the Iris. Beautiful!

[gandolfi]

try to search Bosaiya..

ex: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=56823&highlight=bosaiya

but it IS easier to go to his site:

http://www.angelsandinsects.com/

beautiful macro's if you ask me...

[D-tach]

chinese mulberry & pancake plant

Apo macro symmar 180 - 4x5 Velvia 100

first image post so sorry if something's wrong with attached files

Tom

[argos33]

I can contribute - This is part of a series I am working on. The figure is less than 1/8" tall. I started them using MF, but have since moved to 4x5 using enlarging and process lenses. I've also tried stitching scenes using a movable DSLR back, which look good too, but are basically a lot more work/time for the same quality compared to the 4x5 scans.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5267221975_bbc547aab7_z.jpg

Taken with a little 55mm Repro-Claron @ f/11 on Delta 100 I believe.

Evan

[Scratched Glass]

Here is a closeup experiment of British Soldier lichen. I think it is about 1:1 I can't remember what lens, but it was likely one of the Nikon SW I had back then. Toyo 45 A II with 6x7 Toyo back. Fuji RVP

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z422/sabaia29/Brit.jpg


The impression I got from this experiment was that it is possible to take 1:1 photos with a "normal" lens, but it was damn hard to do in the field. Composition is a problem with the clumsiness of the tripod, and extremely dim ground glass. Critical focus is also a problems with camera shake and narrow depth of field.

[Robbie Shymanski]

Had to pull the negs to confirm what I shot.
4x5 FP-4 in Pyro-PMK through a 135 mm Zeiss Tessar stopped down all the way on an old Compur resulting in a f.64 plus-ish with the bellow extension on a Toyo 45G.
It is a female deer skull I found out on my family farm in NW Indiana. It served well as a subject during my close-up phase and has resulted in a large collection of bones.

[David Aimone]

Bleeding Hearts
Chamonix 045n-2, Nikkor-AM 120, Efke 25 in Pyrocat-MC

http://www.davidaimone.com/img/v23/p241689876-4.jpg

[C.T. Greene]

[QUOTE=mrladewig;678413]There are some examples in the flowers thread and probably in a few other places as well.
Heirloom Iris 1:1 (http://ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/2767-1/45_E1G_201000723_002.jpg)[QUOTE]

Especially nice touch of droplets! Well, ya got me salivating to shoot LF again . .

[Richard M. Coda]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/artclub001.jpg
Nikon 120 Macro

[Craig Tuffin]

Here's a couple I've shot on wet-plate....black glass ambrotypes

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4934204909_afc77d1d58_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5023240556_03d968279e_b.jpg

[ralnphot]

First shot taken with a Rodenstock Trinar 4.5/105 wide open. Second shot with no name Doppel-Anastigmat 5.6/150. Both shot on TMY developed in Pyrocat-HD and printed on 5x7 Polycontrast III. Subject is a rusted cog found along the road while walking, sitting atop an inverted tin can painted medium gray..

[Heroique]

...Subject is a rusted cog found along the road while walking...

(Looks like an iron flower blossom – a solution for breezy days.)

I posted this cactus in a thread about the “golden ratio,” but it should be able to grow, thrive, and keep spiraling here, too.

The thorny subject is a good argument for a protection filter!

The set-up was fun, but painful:

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 G-Claron
Velvia-50 (refrigerated old version)
1/250th @ f/22 (effective approx. f/32)
Ries J-600 tripod w/ Manfrotto 488rc2 ball head
Manfrotto 454 micrometric sliding plate (w/ rc2 connection)
Somewhere near 1:2 magnification, maybe higher
Synced w/ ancient Nikon SB-22s speedlight (hand-held)
Flash metered w/ Sekonic 308s
+1 ev flash compensation for snow-white fibers
And finally (pant), Epson 4990/Epson scan

[David Aimone]

Detail from a Hollyhock. TMAX100 in pyrocat-mc, Nikkor AM 120mm Macro

http://www.davidaimone.com/img/v25/p910236477-4.jpg

[Jim Cole]

Detail from a Hollyhock. TMAX100 in pyrocat-mc, Nikkor AM 120mm Macro

This is wonderful, David. I got lost in it.

[Corran]

Here is a silver dollar from 1889 at roughly 3:1 magnification.
Schneider G-Claron at f/16, 5.5 seconds.
The left side is very slightly OOF due to misalignment. I need to redo this, I'm thinking about doing a small series on coins from before 1900.

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/coin1.jpg

[Corran]

I replaced that file with a new shot I took today that was much better in focus. So ignore my rambling. This time it was a 1-second exposure in much brighter sidelight with divided pyrocat for the developer.

[Tom J McDonald]

Much better. It's a beautiful coin.

[Corran]

Thank you Tom.

[Tom J McDonald]

Corran, what did you mean by misalignment in the original post?

[Corran]

Well, my first shot I stood the coin straight up and shot directly at it. Visually, I thought the coin face was parallel to the lens plane. Even at f/16, the left side was so slightly further back than the right that the left third of the coin was out of focus.

The second shot I put the coin on a small stand on the ground flat, and then shot straight down. I leveled the camera with the bubble level on my tripod and the levels on the camera. I also closed down to f/22 to get a bit more DOF. I don't know if it was the increased DOF or just better alignment, but this time I got all the coin in focus.

Of course I also triple checked that I did not have any tilt/swing on the camera too!

[Tom J McDonald]

Thanks Corran, I thought you meant with the camera but also thought that it was an enlarger issue.
It's good to hear about others' technique.