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Beyond Extreme Close-Up Photography Beyond Extreme Close-Up Photography Julian Cremona CROWOOD First published in 2018 by The Crowood Press Ltd Ramsbury, Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 2HR www.crowood.com This e-book first published in 2018 © Julian Cremona 2018 All rights reserved. This e-book is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of thistext may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 1 78500 466 7 Cover Photograph: Eye of the small elephant hawkmoth. Forty images have been focus stacked to create this composite image using Helicon Focus software. (×6 magnification, Canon 7D mk2, 65mm MPE lens ƒ5.6 ISO 100, with diffuse twin macro flash.) through several rinses in clean water to remove detritus. Frontispiece: Part of the underside of a rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata. (×7 magnification, Canon 7D mk2 with 65mm MPE, 32mm of extension tube, ƒ5.6 ISO 100 twin macro flash, composite of thirty-two images.) CONTENTS Preface 1 What is Magnification? 2 What Cameras are Best? 3 Techniques to go Beyond Macro 4 An Introduction to Microscopes 5 Lighting Extreme Close-ups 6 Support and Preparation 7 Focus Stacking 8 Inspiration for Extreme Close-up Photos References and Further Reading Index Preface ‘The contribution of visible life to biodiversity is very small indeed.’ Sean Nee writing in Nature, 2004. Iam a regular reader of the photographic press. The articles I enthusiastically lap up are as diverse as possible because this is one of my pet loves; taking photographs. My grandchildren know, just like their parents, that a camera will always be there to record the moment. Any moment of their lives. One, which some find strange, is the appearance and disappearance of teeth as they grow up; these can present technical challenges along with the personal level of dealing with my model. This should not come as a surprise to people who know me, because they realize that my passion is for anything natural and biological. The primary purpose of my travels around the globe is in the search for wilderness and then to record, through my photography, the life that exists there no matter what the size or type of organism. Learning through this form of research, I am better able to understand the dynamics of the natural world and go on to help in conservation and education.
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