Aurelius Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I've recently set-up a little studio in my dining room to make the photography of amber inclusions a little easier. These are the first results. I was going to wait a while and build up a few more to post at the same time, but I've had a crappy day and I'm keen to do anything to distract myself from it. These pictures are both panoramic, each made up of about seven images, I think. Each of those seven images is a stack of photos taken at different distances from the amber at 5x magnification on a full-frame camera. Each stack contains around 100 photos, so we're talking around 700 photos total per image. All of the amber is Baltic. The first piece of amber captures quite a poignant moment from 44 million years ago. Close-up of same image: Close-up of the head, from a different photo (taken at 10x magnification). This isn't such a great photo, but it does show some great details. And the second piece of amber is this fly. I can't remember what type of fly it is, but it's very big. And a close-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 First off WOW! The detail is amazing. Secondly, what camera are you using and are you photostacking? ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Beautiful photos. They even made me feel sorry for the ant! I would probably frame these if they were mine.... the detail is incredible. Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Breathtaking! I am in awe of your results! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 wow... these are stunning photos. Indeed frameable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 20 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: First off WOW! The detail is amazing. Secondly, what camera are you using and are you photostacking? I use a Nikon D800 and cheap 70-300mm lens , with a Nikon 5x infinity corrected microscope objective mounted on the end. I stack using a Stackshot and Zerene Stacker. 16 minutes ago, Walt said: Beautiful photos. They even made me feel sorry for the ant! I would probably frame these if they were mine.... the detail is incredible. Thank you - I do have several different amber pictures on the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Epic imagery... ...super cool. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Completely beautiful thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Wonderful images, displaying technical mastery, but also aesthetically pleasing. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 DITTO, to what the others have said (except the part about the camera which You already answered.)!!!!! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Paul, I am familiar with the techniques, setup and software. You have achieved a high level of exquisite results! Well done, sir. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Aurelius, It has been my prerogative, when left breathless by a fossil or assemblage posted on the Forum, to bestow the rather crudely named "Golden Drool Bucket", in recognition of the extraordinary nature of the subject. These amber images made me get it out of the closet and dust it off Thank you for posting these; Well Done! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 well deserved! Lovely work! Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 beautiful pictures. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Magnificent!!! Amazing specimens and brilliantly rendered photos. Much thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Drool inducing indeed! Amber is so hard to photograph, and you’ve done it exquisitely! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 You sir are an artist. The award is well deserved Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Congratulations on bringing the beauty of those tiny amber treasures to light. It is us who really need that bucket to drool into--hope you'll pass it around. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 16 hours ago, Auspex said: Aurelius, It has been my prerogative, when left breathless by a fossil or assemblage posted on the Forum, to bestow the rather crudely named "Golden Drool Bucket", in recognition of the extraordinary nature of the subject. These amber images made me get it out of the closet and dust it off Thank you for posting these; Well Done! Thank you very much, and thanks to everyone else for your kind comments also. These images take a lot time to create and it's great to have some positive feedback on them. At times I do feel like a bit of a useless amateur, so it's good to know that I'm doing something right. Maybe one day I'll have a sufficient amount to put into a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Well deserved award. I quite understand as I am covered in drool looking at these photographs. Simply stunning specimens and photographs. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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