Those are really cool Fred. I'd be happy too for my first attempt. Poor #5
just couldn't take the heat, eh? The next round will probably be even
better. I'm still working up the courage to look at Mark's updated
website... the snowflake shots I first saw years ago were so good... I need
to retain at least a little self-esteem.
Tom C.
From: Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: re: Website Update - 2004/05 Snowcrystals
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:12:46 -0500 (EST)
After reading Mark Cassino's recent posting explaining how he takes
his amazing snowflake photographs I've been itching to give it
a try... so of course we get a thaw and no snow falls !!
Today the snow returned and the temperatures were moderate so as soon
as I got home from work I hooked up my old screwmount bellows
to the *ist-DS, reverse mounted a SMC 55mm F2 on an ST 105mm F2.8,
and headed out to the garage. I mounted the camera on a tripod with
my latest ebay purchase, a Soligor macro focussing rail, and collected
some flakes on a sheet of glass. I put a flashlight in a garbage can
to provide some back lighting then balanced the glass on the
garbage can, and adjusted the tripod to shoot down through the glass.
Here's my results: http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall/Snowflakes/
Mark's images are vastly superior but as an early attempt I'm quite
pleased with what I got. I think I need to reduce my magnification, and
ensure the lens and glass are parallel. Depth of field is
approx. zero !
Please don't report me about #5, it wasn't my fault. He just got
overheated in his excitment at being photographed :)
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Fred Widall,
Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall
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