Exploring the Microscopic World of Trichome Photography

[Carmen Ray]

Hi Carmen. It's nice to see another D7100 user, I actually love this camera so much that I've acquired three of them.
I always shoot RAW photos as well. Much more editing power than a jpeg.

I just dug out another macro helper I bought last year. I used it for extreme close ups of outdoor things.
This just clips onto your camera lens.
I really like this much better than trying to add extension tubes or close up lens kits.

I am going to be putting it into use for some macros of trichomes today.

This looks like just the ticket. It goes on the list of things I'd like to get. It looks super! Thank you.

 

[gwhunran]

Headroom Incident grown in 2022. Lots of color. Ended up self pollinating. Tasted of berries.'
Taken with Nikon Coolpix in auto @ highest resolution and zoomed in on edit. About the limit of my closeups with current gear.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

I was doing some product photos and realized I had given the wrong name of my Macro lens earlier. I have a Meike, not Reinke. Sorry ya'll

It's this one:

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

I did these with a macro lens, several shots at different focus points, then "stacked" them into one photo.

I used a tripod, and a remote shutter release to reduce camera shake.

The lighting was near a window and a small LED flashlight pointed at the bud.

I will be doing more in the next few days, adding an additional close up ring to the lens.

My Macro lens is a Reinke, and I'm using a Nikon D7100 DSLR.

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• Lady Cannafan
• Jan 24, 2024

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• Lady Cannafan
• Jan 24, 2024

Great Pictures Lady Cannafan! I belong to an astronomy forum and the peeps that post outstanding astrophotos use the stacking method as well. I do not do astrophotography but getting out on a clear night with the telescope is loads of fun.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Great Pictures Lady Cannafan! I belong to an astronomy forum and the peeps that post outstanding astrophotos use the stacking method as well. I do not do astrophotography but getting out on a clear night with the telescope is loads of fun.

Thank you so much.
I have a friend who does astrophotos and he does some amazing things. I tried a few times, but when I had nice dark clear skies and made it out there the freaking mosquitos ate me alive. It takes a ton of patience. I finally gave my telescope to my brother. Hopefully he can enjoy it.

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

Thank you so much.
I have a friend who does astrophotos and he does some amazing things. I tried a few times, but when I had nice dark clear skies and made it out there the freaking mosquitos ate me alive. It takes a ton of patience. I finally gave my telescope to my brother. Hopefully he can enjoy it

 

[OGpapa]

Great Pictures Lady Cannafan! I belong to an astronomy forum and the peeps that post outstanding astrophotos use the stacking method as well. I do not do astrophotography but getting out on a clear night with the telescope is loads of fun.

I love taking pictures of the moon. I'm a nerd. These are from my phone, which can't shoot a trichome pic to save it's life. But the moon, it does pretty good. S21 30x 60mp

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

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I love taking pictures of the moon. I'm a nerd. These are from my phone, which can't shoot a trichome pic to save it's life. But the moon, it does pretty good. S21 30x 60mp

I have dabbled in just holding my cell phone up to the eyepiece as well. Its tough but can be done. Nice pics but those are some funny looking trichomes.

 

[OGpapa]

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I have dabbled in just holding my cell phone up to the eyepiece as well. Its tough but can be done. Nice pics but those are some funny looking trichomes.

I added the spectacular moonchome pic. For ya. Didn't mean to muck it up.

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

I added the spectacular moonchome pic. For ya. Didn't mean to muck it up.

Here is another large trichome

 

[Tokin Roll]

Looks cloudy.

 

[cbdhemp808]

I love taking pictures of the moon. I'm a nerd. These are from my phone, which can't shoot a trichome pic to save it's life. But the moon, it does pretty good. S21 30x 60mp

Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon

A photo of a blurry image of the Moon revealed some telling results.

www.theverge.com

 

[cbdhemp808]

Headroom Incident grown in 2022. Lots of color. Ended up self pollinating. Tasted of berries.'
Taken with Nikon Coolpix in auto @ highest resolution and zoomed in on edit. About the limit of my closeups with current gear.

GW, I know you have more... I have a semi-photographic memory and remember other amazing trichome pics that you took. They were from the end of one of your grows, maybe in 2022. I was super impressed.

 

[OGpapa]

Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon

A photo of a blurry image of the Moon revealed some telling results.

www.theverge.com

That is real deal! I shoot pictures of rocks for work on my s23. It literally wants to alter every photo. I personally hate it. It's referred to as scene optimization. I would use my s21 but it had flaws after making a video of 40w laser. FML

 

[cbdhemp808]

That is real deal! I shoot pictures of rocks for work on my s23. It literally wants to alter every photo. I personally hate it. It's referred to as scene optimization. I would use my s21 but it had flaws after making a video of 40w laser. FML

you can't turn that off?! oh geez. I love my Redmi Note 10 Pro... super nice macro lens. ...why I bought it.

 

[Justin Goody]

Great pics everyone!

I love seeing this thread come to life.

Your DDA made some of the best pics when I first got the scope.

 

[Carmen Ray]

Happy Saturday!

I dug up a few more.

MGM (@MicroGrowerMan ) and @Roy Growin gave me a tip for photographing trichomes better. Turn the LED down to25 % and use a fill-in flash with the flash itself muted by something. I use piece of baking paper taped over mine Then you get well lit trichomes that tend not to blow out from too much light.

 

[OGpapa]

Happy Saturday!

I dug up a few more.

MGM (@MicroGrowerMan ) and @Roy Growin gave me a tip for photographing trichomes better. Turn the LED down to25 % and use a fill-in flash with the flash itself muted by something. I use piece of baking paper taped over mine Then you get well lit trichomes that tend not to blow out from too much light.

Amazing pictures

 

[gwhunran]

GW, I know you have more... I have a semi-photographic memory and remember other amazing trichome pics that you took. They were from the end of one of your grows, maybe in 2022. I was super impressed.

Thanks CBD. I was looking through them and I've tons of bud closeup pictures, but none that get as close as those posted to start the thread. I will post more, but they don't show the individual trichomes the way, the OP started the thread.

Here's a picture of Vanilla Kush from 2022. Got a nanner in the shot.
Nilon Coolpix zoomed in on edit.

Acapulco Gold 2023. Nikon Coolpix. Some of the best tasting smoke ever.

Colombian Gold 2023, Nikon Coolpix. Last grow harvested. Thanks @LKABudMan

Fuel D.OG 2023. Nikon Coolpix.

Hawaii Maui Waui 2022, Nikon Coolpix

Panama 2022. Nikon Coolpix.

 

[cbdhemp808]

Thanks CBD. I was looking through them and I've tons of bud closeup pictures, but none that get as close as those posted to start the thread. I will post more, but they don't show the individual trichomes the way, the OP started the thread.

crazy resin production on all of them!

I brightened and sharpened this one using Photoshop...

@el gringuito... check out this Colombian Gold!