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    Close-Up & Macro Articles of 2012


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    Thirty-six articles written in 2012 on focus stacking, close-up & macro photography, the Nikon D800E, focus rails, wide-aperture stacking, industrial and exotic Nikkors, and much more.
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    Close-up and Macro Photography

    A Primer Book Two: Macro & Close-up Lenses


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    The second volume in a two-book series on close-up and macro photography. This book has detailed specifications on 42 of the finest lenses used for macro and close-up photography on Nikon systems.
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    Close-up and Macro Photography:

    A Primer Book One: Macro & Close-up Technique Includes Focus Stacking and Mini-Panorama


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    The first in a two-book series on close-up and macro photography. This volume covers close-up and macro technique, equipment, in-the-field use, and even motivation and the spirit of this kind of photography
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    Nature in the Backyard


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    Nature in the Backyard was written as a photographic introduction for the author's grandchildren to the world of nature, in particular the critters living in our own backyard, nearby parks, meadows, streams, ponds, and forests.
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    The Art of Focus Stacking:

    A Primer


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    An introduction to macro and close-up photography including focus stacking, the technique, equipment involved, examples of stacked photos, problems encountered in focus stacking, processing, and more.
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    The Art of Focus Stacking:

    The Art of Focus Stacking: Book Two — Photos


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    This is a workbook of photos using focus stacking with accompanying notes. Book two should be used with the main book The Art of Focus Stacking: A Primer.
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    My Key to Photography in One Page


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    My approach to photography in one page.
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    Close-Up and Macro Photography


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    In-depth information on close-up, macro, and focus stacking. 318 pages, illustrated, includes a series of articles, equipment selection, and probably more that you want to read.
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    The CRT Nikkor Lens

    Close-up Photography


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    Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series tutorials on photography. In this album, imagines and explanation about the Nikon CRT Nikkor-O lens is presented.
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    Small Worlds: The Poppy

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Calla Lily

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Flowers

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Sentient Beings

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Sentient Beings

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Echinacea

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    MacroStop: Micro-Contrast

    Macro and Close-Up Images


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    This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.
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    Retouching Stacked Photos (Focus Stacking)

    Close-Up and Macro Photography


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    An in-depth introduction to retouching stacked-photos in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and Zerene Stacker. Forty pages of text with copious hi-res illustrations and diagrams by well-known photographer Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Ever Green

    Macro and Closu-Up Ohtographyer


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    Small Worlds: Ever Green The majority of the plant world is green, offering some of the most subtle and lovely colors of them all. This album is filled with gentle green plant images. The link to the PDF is here: http://spiritgrooves.libsyn.com/small-worl
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    Small Worlds: Various Close-Up and Macro Images, Vol. 1

    CloseUp and Macro Photography


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    A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine.
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    Small Worlds: Various Close-Up and Macro Images, Vol. 3

    Macro and Close-up Photography


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    A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine.
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    The New Zeiss Otus APO Lenses for Close-Up

    THe Zeiss APO Lenses


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    Well, we all know that these three new APO lenses were not designed for close-up work, much less macro photography. And since I have a score or more of great macro lenses, why would I spend time working with these lenses that are by definition telephotos? The answer is very simple. They are that damn good!
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    Handbook of Close-Up and Macro Photography

    Illustrated


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    This is an extensive and fully-illustrated handbook to close0up and macro photography, including panoramas and focus-stacking, with photographer Michael Erlewine. NOTE: You will get a LINK to download this PDF, which may require you to enter the word "Handbook" in a search box to get the final PDF.
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    2015 Camera Lens Blogs

    Technical Musings


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    This free e-book is a collection of blogs posted here and there on the Internet via various photography websites on what I happen to be working on at the time. I make no claims about fine finishing this text, but just offer it to those who might enjoy rea
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    Close-Up and DSLR: Volumes 1 &

    Hi-Res Images


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    This is Volume 1 and 2 of a short series that offers images at various apertures for a group of very fine lenses for close-up work. These are large images, so you can see what happens at each of the various apertures for some special lenses.