Macrochip

Well, I got all the pics done that I needed to do, so I took a few minutes to play with macro, or close-up photography. The chip in this picture is less than 3mm (a good bit under 1/8") across.

If you're interested in how I got this shot, there's an annotated setup picture here on my Flickr.

And here's a shot at 1:1 magnification (on the sensor), with a U.S. quarter coin for scale:

On the Ball

Messing about in the studio on a Sunday morning, with an old 28mm lens ($10 from the bitza bin in the local camera shop), some strobes, and a pen. I need to practise more with this type of shot, but here's this morning's effort:

Butterfly and Coneflower

For some time, I have hoped to get a photograph that closely resembled the Prairieland Herbs logo. I don't think this is too far off:

Needle II

I have been having more fun with the reversed 28mm f/2.8 lens. I held the syringe in a retort stand clamp, filled with olive oil.

Needle

Another attempt at a macro shot, with my Nikkor 18-200VR handheld in reverse position.
Lighting info here.

NE DIM

I hadn't tried close-up photography with the Nikon so far - I'm pretty pleased with the result, though...

More info on this shot here and here