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9503: 100mm + 50mm reversed, f/32.0, 1/200s, ISO 200, flash.The Super-Tak 50/1.4 was mounted wide open in reverse on the end of the 70-300 at 100mm for a 2:1 magnification. A sheet of vellum was folded over the end of the flash to act as a secondary diffuser. Working distance about 1.25". Scene is 3/8" wide.


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This is a common lawn dandelion. The entire scene is about 3/8" wide,

taken at 2:1. Even at f/32, it was hard to get a good focal point due

to the shallow depth of field. I desaturated it a bit to remove the

yellow color cast from the flash, and cropped just a hair to remove

some vignetting. There's also some sharpening to help counteract the

f/32 diffraction. I wish the center seed wasn't exactly in the

center, but I couldn't find a good crop that worked any better, and I

wasn't thinking about symmetry when I took the shot. What do you

think? Any suggestions for improvement?

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