Incandescing Filament

[480sparky46 45]

What a normal lamp filament looks like up close and heavily filtered:

 

[pgriz]

Oh, whew! I thought you rigged up an electron microscope and was showing us some uncoiling DNA...

 

[minicoop1985]

Very cool.

 

[joethephotographer]

Very nice. May I ask what gear was used for this?

 

[480sparky46 45]

Very nice. May I ask what gear was used for this?

Front to back:

B+W 10-stop ND filter
105mm Micro Nikkor f/2.8 AF-D
Nikon PB-6 bellows (at 220mm extension)
Nikon D600.

Support:
4-way focus rail.
Manfrotto 410 geared head.
Manfrotta 055XB tripod

 

[minicoop1985]

I had to search to figure out what bellows connected to a DSLR does. Wow, that's quite a setup.

 

[snowbear122 53]

Nice one, Sparky.

I had to search to figure out what bellows connected to a DSLR does. Wow, that's quite a setup.

Search "Uber Whatsit" for more.

 

[sm4him]

THAT is extremely awesome!

 

[DougGrigg]

sparky does indeed earn his name with this stuff.