Mark Cassino wrote: > Oh year - URL - > > http://www.markcassino.com > > - MCC
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doest that!Har: (leave off the URL i mean) Lovely, again - mark and gee who needsd a microscope anyway?? if you get one though, love to seewhat you do with crossed Nichols and snow. Best, annsan > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 10:04 PM > Subject: Website Update - 2004/05 Snowcrystals > > >I just uploaded the February update to my website, with the second > >installment of snow crystal photos for this year. Since,in the last 5 > >years, I've only had one good post-January snow session, I expect that this > >will be it for this year. > > > > I experimented with lighting a bit, and made some improvements that I > > think get me closer to, but not quite on par, with the best snow crystal > > photographer out there. Maybe next year I'll move up to using a > > microscope. For now, the *ist-D, a reverse mounted 50mm, a coffee can, and > > bit of colored plastic (this year I ran over to the local drug store an > > bough a clear plastic report cover) will do it. > > > > My wonderful Pentax M f4 developed a _really_ stuck aperture, so the > > latest batch was shot with Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro. Nice sharp lens but it > > defied the conventional wisdom that adjusting the focus on a lens reverse > > mounted on a bellows set has no effect - the floating element meant that I > > had to lock it into place focus-wise. I hope to have the M 50 f4 fixed by > > next winter. > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Mark Cassino Photography > > Kalamazoo, MI > > www.markcassino.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >
