Crazy Lace Agate 2019
Each final photo consists upwards of thousands of separate exposures merged into a single image shot using a microscope objective attached to a 200mm lens. The depth of field on an objective is almost nonexistent; several steps must be used to achieve a truly focused shot. To accomplish this, I use a focus rail that moves the lens no more than 10 microns (the width of a human hair is 75 microns) per photo. This yields 350 exposures, each with a sliver in focus, that is composited together into a single file. The process is repeated many times for every section of the subject. The photos are then composited and pieced together to create the final image.
Mexican Crazy Lace 2019
Each final photo consists upwards of thousands of separate exposures merged into a single image shot using a microscope objective attached to a 200mm lens. The depth of field on an objective is almost nonexistent; several steps must be used to achieve a truly focused shot. To accomplish this, I use a focus rail that moves the lens no more than 10 microns (the width of a human hair is 75 microns) per photo. This yields 350 exposures, each with a sliver in focus, that is composited together into a single file. The process is repeated many times for every section of the subject. The photos are then composited and pieced together to create the final image.
Atlas Moth Wing 2018
Each final photo consists upwards of thousands of separate exposures merged into a single image shot using a microscope objective attached to a 200mm lens. The depth of field on an objective is almost nonexistent; several steps must be used to achieve a truly focused shot. To accomplish this, I use a focus rail that moves the lens no more than 10 microns (the width of a human hair is 75 microns) per photo. This yields 350 exposures, each with a sliver in focus, that is composited together into a single file. The process is repeated many times for every section of the subject. The photos are then composited and pieced together to create the final image.
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Chris Perani
United States
My name is Chris Perani. I am a photographer who specializes in capturing the microscopic details of nature.
Each final photo consists upwards of thousands of separate exposures merged into a single image shot using a microscope objective attached to a 200mm lens. The depth of field on an objective is almost nonexistent; several steps must be used to achieve a truly focused shot. To accomplish this, I use a focus rail that moves the lens no more than 10 microns (the width of a human hair is 75 microns) per photo. This yields 350 exposures, each with a sliver in focus, that is composited together into a single file. The process is repeated many times for every section of the subject. The photos are then composited and pieced together to create the final image.