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Through the Eye of a Needle



Ever wondered how many strains of human hair can pass through an eye of a needle ? Answer: 34

Ever wondered how many strains of human hair can pass through an eye of a needle ? Answer: 34
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/9.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 

upload_dateJan, 2014

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Contest Finalist in Macro Still Life Photo Contest
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Runner Up in Miniature Masterpieces Photo Contest
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The Talent AwardsTop 20 rank
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Macro Still Life Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Macro Still Life Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
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32 Comments | Report
Timbo
 
Timbo January 30, 2014
Wow, you have nailed it again.. Just love your work...
lindywalker
 
lindywalker January 30, 2014
wow the detail in this image is fantastic!!!
Klik-it
 
Klik-it March 29, 2014
This is awesome, thanx for the info!!! Great shot!...
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 March 29, 2014
This is awesome :)
scottdonschikowski
 
scottdonschikowski October 25, 2014
very cool
NatureLoverJJWal PRO+
 
NatureLoverJJWal June 01, 2015
Congratulations on your Award!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots June 02, 2015
Great shot! Congrats.
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita June 18, 2015
yay...congrats on your Finalist Award.
MaryMulholland
 
MaryMulholland July 10, 2015
stunning macro
eddiaz
 
eddiaz July 11, 2015
Perfect!
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter August 02, 2015
Amazing. Great work. - Jake
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita August 25, 2015
congrats on another Finalist Award.
Ripley
 
Ripley October 01, 2015
you should of won! amazing!
acglock PRO+
 
acglock October 01, 2015
Yes, I think you should have won as well... awesome work!
jsims12
 
jsims12 April 15, 2016
May I ask what lens you used for this?
pdmather
 
pdmather April 15, 2016
Excellent!!
andrebuser
 
andrebuser April 18, 2016
Fantastisch und super detailliert
dave56
 
dave56 April 25, 2016
Love this shot and many many more of your images
Jillybean56
 
Jillybean56 May 12, 2016
Amazing shot, congrats.
jvillainc Platinum
 
jvillainc May 13, 2016
Congratulations on your photo - amazing!
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset August 06, 2016
Wow! Now that is detail... Bravo well done and congrats!
seanorphoto Platinum
 
seanorphoto April 11, 2017
This is fantastic
Kcarr129
 
Kcarr129 July 25, 2017
What lens did you use? This is incredible
rickbails
 
rickbails July 31, 2017
Awesome photo!!!!! Love the lighting!
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq August 01, 2017
That is amazing! Incredible macro!
geertweggen
 
geertweggen July 21, 2018
What a wonderful idea and capture!
831John
 
831John January 29, 2019
Brilliant such clever use of Macro
ThroughRandysEyes
 
ThroughRandysEyes July 24, 2019
AMAZING!!!
ivyluna
 
ivyluna December 19, 2020
wow
Hood PRO+
 
Hood March 26, 2021
Cool!
LookSee PRO+
 
LookSee March 29, 2021
Clean and simple - well done! Congrats on your Win! :)
JoanieP PRO+
 
JoanieP July 30, 2021
Magnificent

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Behind The Lens

Location
In my photo studio - which I build on top of our garage.
Time
In the afternoon, it was raining outside !
Lighting
I used a soft box from one side, very close to the needle.
Equipment
I used a canon 5D mark II camera, a 100 mm macro lense and a tripod.
Inspiration
My wife was at the hairdressers to have her long hair cut short. Looking at the long hair on the floor I wondered how many of those hairs would fit through an eye of a needle ! So I decided to collect some hair in a bag and took it home to experiment.
Editing
Whilst taken the pictures I realised that it's very difficult to get much in focus at a closeup range so I took another 10 pictures focusing on different spots along the hair and the thread of the needle. For this I set the camera on a tripod. Later I focused stacked them in Photoshop CS6.
In my camera bag
It depends what my intended project is. For walk about I take my 24 - 105 zoom, for macro my 100 mm and for landscapes my tripod, filters and tripod. For wild life my 200 mm telephoto with extender. To carry too many things makes the bag heavy so I usually plan a outing and bring only what I need for that.
Feedback
I am always looking to shoot something eye catching or even entertaining. One has to develop an eye for this and I find that it takes time and lots of patience. I also love looking at other photographers work and find so much inspiration and ideas there. Getting to know your camera helps to take better pictures.

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