Medium format photographs of a Peacock feather

[micromundus]

Hi, Sharing some of my latest work using the GFX100s and an Olympus UplanXAPO4X objective. Close-ups of a Peacock feather.

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/1s
• ISO 250

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/2s
• ISO 100

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/2s
• ISO 160

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/5s
• ISO 100

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/1s
• ISO 125

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/2s
• ISO 100

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/2s
• ISO 200

• FUJIFILM GFX100S
• ƒ/1
• 1/1s
• ISO 100

 

[dbateman]

Great macro images.
I like the textures.
I wonder if the peacock also uses structure to display the color.

 

[GodsCreation]

Oh my, those are excellent! They make me want to photograph peacock feathers myself . . .

 

[micromundus]

Great macro images.
I like the textures.
I wonder if the peacock also uses structure to display the color.

Yes, structural coloration when light interacts with the surface.

 

[ValuedCustomer]

Wow and no aliasing. Nice photographs.

 

[stig]

Yes, structural coloration when light interacts with the surface.

Great shots. What type of lighting was used for these?

 

[micromundus]

Great shots. What type of lighting was used for these?

I used two LED panels with a white diffuser + a Zeiss halogen with two light guides and ping-pong balls at the ends as diffusers. Then an over-size pingpong ball cut in half with a hole for the objective and placed on top of the feather. So double diffusers with light coming from three directions (approx. 120 degrees in between). Then I also used a polarising filter between the objective and camera to take out som glare. Helped a bit, but did not make a lot of difference). Focus stacking with Zerene Stacker.

 

[stig]

I used two LED panels with a white diffuser + a Zeiss halogen with two light guides and ping-pong balls at the ends as diffusers. Then an over-size pingpong ball cut in half with a hole for the objective and placed on top of the feather. So double diffusers with light coming from three directions (approx. 120 degrees in between). Then I also used a polarising filter between the objective and camera to take out som glare. Helped a bit, but did not make a lot of difference). Focus stacking with Zerene Stacker.

Thanks-certainly paid off all that work.