Name: Don Komarechka
Picture title: Heaven and Earth
Category: Micro
Nationality: Canadian
Occupation: Photographer

Don says:
‘A micrometeorite positioned on top of an equally minuscule faceted garnet. These elements are smaller than most grains of sand, measuring 1/3 to 1/2 of a millimetre in diameter. Photographing subjects at this small scale requires hundreds of images in focus stacking efforts at high magnification. The lighting is also a challenge – achieving reflected light off the micrometeorite while seeing transmitted light through the garnet required significant experimentation.’

Technical information:
Lumix S1R
Mitutoyo Plan APO 20x objective
ISO 200
1/200sec
Accessories: Tripod, NOVOFLEX Castel-Micro automated focusing rail, various flashes.
Post processing: Helicon Focus for focus stacking and Photoshop to clean up any artifacts from the focus stacking process.

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