Angel Dancing On A Pinhead ~ September Practice

[Dean Wilson]

This won't be my September entry, but I thought I'd show a behind the scenes set up.

GEAR:
Canon R5
RF 70-200mm f2/8 L
Meike 11mm and 18mm extension tubes (MK-RF-AF1)
3-Legged Thing Punk Billy
3-Legged Thing Winston 2.0
Newwer Small Light Stand

Incidentals:
Black paper
Painters Tape
(2) LED flashlights lights
Straight Pin
Bag Clip
Assorted elevation devices (Annotated Shakespeare, candy dish, battery holder, caps)

The only way to make this shot is to have the camera lens, straight pin, pinhole and light source in as perfect level alignment as possible. Once the level is "close", then it's time to work on the depth of field. In this case it was about 1mm.

I chose a small aperture for the best starburst. From the first shot it took about 30 minutes of fine tuning to verify my initial setting were in the correct ballpark.

Final Image:

• Canon EOS R5
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/32
• 1.6 sec
• ISO 100

Behind the scenes:

• SM-G981U
• 5.4 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/40 sec
• ISO 200

• SM-G981U
• 5.4 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/40 sec
• ISO 160

• SM-G981U
• 5.4 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/40 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Tried a laser pointer?

 

[Dean Wilson]

Tried a laser pointer?

I don't have a laser pointer and considering camera sensors are more sensitive than the human eye...

Of course, if you want me to try it with your camera...I'm here to help.

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Ha!

...would make lining things up a lot easier...