Macro film of oil, crystals and iron - 2013

[metaphiston]

http://vimeo.com/74613572

 

My serene short macro film.

 

Mostly shot on Pentax-A 100mm f4 macro, with very close up shots using a reversed Sigma 24mm f2.8 super wide II.

 

I used my k-5 for tests and stills, but used a Canon 600d with Technicolor cinestyle installed for the actual shoot, as the dynamic range is greater, and it has manual controls. The lenses are attached using a canon-pentax adapter, which can be bought from Ebay for £10/$15.

 

To get closer I used a set of 50mm extension tubes, and sometimes used the Canon 600D’s 3x digital zoom (which is still full 1080p HD, a useful feature and no extra depth of field loss!)

 

The film itself is rather light on narrative; it’s just a progression of – hopefully!  â€“ interesting shots.

 

Hope you like it. I’m happy to answer questions on how I did specific shots and it’s always good to get feedback.

 

[ergopossum]

Incredible footage. I was left wondering how small these objects were, the magnetic oil spikes looked like some kind of alien creature.

[QuickHitRecord]

That was beautiful!

[Rudolf]

Yes very beautiful (somewhat artificial) and works great with the music. Thank you for that!

[jgharding]

Loved it! I did a similar film with marbling inks in water for live projection at a music festival, and as you said, I used the 600D zoom crop mode a lot!