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Inside the Lens Episode 5: Gigapixel Macro

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Gigapixel Macro – ITL 05

Shooting macro images can be difficult, but no one pushes deeper into the technical challenges than Gene Cooper at GIGAmacro. We chat about the limits of resolution, how to use microscope optics, and the reasons why creating gigapixel macro photographs is such a challenge – with all the geek chatter that goes along with it.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

  • GIGAmacro primer on how their images are made
  • photomacrography.net forums
  • Diffraction Limiting primer from Cambridge in Colour
  • Terabite – world’s first terapixel macro photograph
  • Beetle parts in Similac formula from recall
  • Zerene Stacker software

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    • Don Komarechka: Website, Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, 500px, Pinterest
    • Gene Cooper: Website, E-mail, Twitter, Facebook, Google+
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