12/23/2008 4:44:58 PM

I too am wondering the same thing. Anything too harsh would make it difficult I would think...? Regardless of the how's, I must say this makes a fine abstract image... love the color achieved!

12/23/2008 8:14:48 PM

Hi Christine & Lonnie,
The subject is, as it says a piece of broken glass. I piece is roughly 3X3 inches, so it provides a lot of territory to explore with a micro lens. The camera is set on a copy stand, but the camera is set on the back side of the stand, so instead of pointing at the board it points at the ground. The subject is, of course, below the lens. The subject is placed on sheet of glass, unbroken. All of this allows me to position a light directly below the subject. The light is a very small spot with a fresnel lens on the front, similar to this one: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/167234-REG/Mole_Richardson_2901_Tiny_Mole_200W_Fresnel.html. I put a snoot on the front of the light to control light spill. This is an easy way to work with this kind of a subject, because you can see the light in the camera. I have used a number of small quartz spotlights with micro to good effect. Another advantage of this sort of light for micro work is that you can attach the light to a dimmer switch for an additional level of control. As you dim the light the color gets warmer. I have a number of dimmer boxes because I found them very useful with film, but I use them less with digital.
Thanks, John Siskin

12/24/2008 10:45:14 AM