329: Juice, Pith & Skin

Settings: f/8, 1/180, ISO 100, 50mm Pentacon M42, 68mm extension, 1/4 flash (bounced,) tripod.

315: Dustfingers

My fingers were covered in paint dust, and I noticed how the fine detail was so well defined by its covering - almost like an over-sharpened photo. A very sharp lens (a Helios-44M) was great to use here; it shows the fine details very clearly. To get most of the fingers in focus it was set to f/11 (which is roughly near to the supposed
diffraction limit of the Pentax K10D's Sony 10Mp CCD.)

Two versions of one image here: I couldn't decide which way round I prefer it. The landscape version is the original.

Settings: f/11, 1/180, ISO 200, 58mm Helios-44M M42, 18mm extension, 1/4 flash, fluorescent lamp, black velvet, tripod.

262: Polar Appendages

North-West meets South-East...
Both fleshy, bony masses shaped by ages of evolution, both specialised in their own unique ways.
Feet are pretty rubbish at holding objects, but at least the tight fit of fingers between toes here allows for the loose illusion of a mutual grip. Knuckles look ready to crack.

Settings: f/2, 1/50, ISO 200, 58mm Helios-44-2 M42, fluorescent lamp. Curves & colour adjustment; slight sharpening, noise reduction & cropping.