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These Backlit, Macro Photos of Leaves Look Like Lava Landscapes
Turkish macro photographer Can Tunçer recently turned his camera onto ordinary leaves in order to study the details of nature. After back-lighting a leaf, Tunçer was surprised to find that up-close,...
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Leica Unveils the Elpro 52 for Shooting Macro with Existing M/TL Lenses
Leica today announced the new Elpro 52, close-up attachment for over 20 select Leica M and TL lenses that allows them to be used for macro photography. The lens screws onto the front of existing...
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Photos of Tiny Underwater Creatures Glowing Like Jewels of the Sea
Japanese photographer Ryo Minemizu sometimes spends up to 8 hours underwater in a single day, keeping his body as motionless as possible while pointing his camera and lens at tiny marine organisms....
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Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1: A Durable Macro Lens with Near-Zero Distortion
The European lens brand Irix has unveiled the new 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 telephoto macro lens for full-frame cameras. Developed for the Nikon F, Canon EF, and Pentax K mount, the new lens allows...
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Macro Planet Photos Shot Using Beads from a Bracelet
My name is Can Tunçer, and I’m an amateur photographer based in Izmir, Turkey. Not long ago, my brother brought me a bracelet as a gift. The beads on the bracelet looked almost like planets, so I...
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A Message from a Spider to Arachnophobes
Hi, my name is Charlie and I’m a giant house spider. I share my house with a human macro photographer named Maxim Piessen. My roomie loves to take photos of insects and other small organisms. We have...
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Macro Photos of Butterfly Wings Made by Combining 2,100 Separate Shots
Photographer Chris Perani specializes in shooting extreme macro photos of insects using microscopes. For one of his projects, he focused on butterfly wings and capturing them in an extraordinary...
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Tricks for Shooting Better Outdoor Macro Photos
Want to improve your macro photography game? Here’s a great 12-minute DPReview TV episode in which master macro shooter Don Komarechka demonstrates some simple techniques and setups you can use to...
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Taking Macro Photography into 3D
Macro photography has always been a passion of mine, and exploring the universe at our feet can be almost magical. As beautiful as this genre of photography is, it really comes to life when you...
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I Shot Ultra-Macro Video of the Wet Plate Collodion Process
Normally I use videos to document my work. This time the video is the main outcome of my work — I shot an ultra-macro video that shows how the crystals/salts change during the wet plate collodion...
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Stacked Macro Photos of Exotic Plants Using the Nikon D850
I recently tested the Nikon D850 with some of the world’s rare and exotic plants at the world-famous Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens outside Los Angeles. My passion is...
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Watch the Beauty of Bubbles Freezing in Real-Time
This short film, titled “Winter’s Magic” and shot by photographer Don Komarechka, is a mesmerizing 2.5-minute look at the beauty of how bubbles freeze. Most of what you see in the video is in...
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5 Macro Photo Ideas to Shoot at Home
Want to get creative without leaving the comfort of your own home? Here’s a 5-minute video by COOPH that contains 5 ideas for macro photographs you can do with a small budget, simple gear, and...
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Spark Conservation with Backyard Photography
I’m not your typical conservation photographer. Many conservation photographers and filmmakers spend their careers traveling to infrequently traversed crevices of our earth in pursuit of untold...
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Shooting Water Droplet Refractions for Magical Macro Photos
Like tiny crystal balls, water droplets can add a magical element to macro photographs. There are a number of moving parts to consider, but the basic concept is simple: a spherical droplet can act...
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Think Differently in the World of Macro Photography
Macro photographers learn over time that this genre of photography can break rules you’d always follow in other areas like landscape or portrait photography. It’s a different world to explore, and...
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Macro Footage of the 11 Elements that Make up 99.9% of Your Body
In honor of The International Year of the Periodic Table, the scientists behind the Beauty of Science project set out to capture the 11 chemical elements that make up 99% of your body in the most...
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Macro Double Exposure Photos Blend Insects with Their Environments
Belle Ame is an ongoing series by award-winning macro photographer Matt Doogue featuring macro double exposure photos of insects created in-camera. Doogue originally came up with the idea after...
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Photographer 3D Printed a 300mm Extension Tube for 5X Macro Photos
Photographer Nicholas Sherlock—whose impressive 3D-printed DIY creations have appeared on PetaPixel before—is at it again. This time, he’s created a fully-functional 300mm extension tube, complete...
View ArticleScientist Captures Incredible 1,000fps Close-Up of Ants Injecting Venom
An ant’s stinger is thinner than the width of a human hair, and made up of a main stinger and two “lancets” that actively drill into you as they release venom. We know this because of the incredible...
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