Moto-Macro

[Rich Rohrich]

I finally got a decent lighting setup for shooting macro. It's pretty fun to look at trashed engine parts at 1:1 magnification. These are the first shots with the new gear.

Shrinking it down to fit in the forums doesn't do the pictures justice. Once I get this setup figured out I'll post some full size, full res images on my website.

In the meantime here is an exhaust rocker from a CRF250 that had an been run almost completely out of oil. The first pic is a resized 1:1 shot, the second shot is a 100% crop of the same image.

 

[sparkysakitas]

interstimg perspective rich
like the blown up showing the actual damage

 

[whenfoxforks-ruled]

Fantastic detail!

 

[Bspeed]

Jb Weld! :)

 

[ChopperDave]

What kinda oil restriction, Rich?

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Dave - I went back through my notes. It wasn't a restriction , it was a CRF250 that was run with little to no oil left in it. The damage was much less than I would have guessed.

 

[ChopperDave]

Thats not bad at all for no oil! Great pics, BTW.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

The crank we pulled out of it looked really good. We replaced it , but I was shocked at how well it held up. I think it might have been a case of the rider changing the oil but not filling it back up afterwards. So the only oil was the little left in the sump after a change, and the oil still trapped in the filter. Pretty impressive really. I'll check and see if Eric remembers the exact stroy behind this.

Now that I have some really good macro photo gear I'll be posting a lot more CSI type photos with the stories behind them. I think it should help folks learn how to avoid some of the 2-stroke and 4-stroke maintenance pitfalls.

 

[IndyMX]

Can ya also tell us a bit about your macro setup?

 

[Rich Rohrich]

I'm using a Nikon D200 body, with a 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor lens, and the Nikon R1 Wireless Close-Up Speedlight System. It's pretty sweet :)

The funny part is that shot isn't as clear as it could be because I didn't have time to set up the tripod and did it handheld, which is a bad idea at this magnification level. I have a focusing rail coming for it so I can get really sharp images with perfect focus. I'll set it up on the tripod and post some better shots this weekend.

Here's what the rig looks like :

 

[IndyMX]

Very nice... Looks like the rig they use on CSI-NY... I hate that show by the way.... mostly because they use that camera for shots that aren't closeup... and never as bright as you'd expect with that flash...

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Very nice... Looks like the rig they use on CSI-NY... I hate that show by the way..

I've never seen it. :whoa: That's how I can afford this stuff, no cable and a 17 year old TV I never really watch so it doesn't wear out. ;)

 

[sigurd]

I finally got a decent lighting setup for shooting macro.

In the meantime here is an exhaust rocker from a CRF250 that had an been run almost completely out of oil. The first pic is a resized 1:1 shot, the second shot is a 100% crop of the same image.

Interesting photo work.

Once I get this setup figured out I'll post some full size, full res images on my website....(sic)...
I'll be posting a lot more CSI type photos with the stories behind them. I think it should help folks learn how to avoid some of the 2-stroke and 4-stroke maintenance pitfalls.

Where?

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Where?

I'll post them on DRN once I get a chance to work on it some.

Here are some better macro shots I did shortly after this post.

http://dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?t=146353

 

[oldguy]

I've never seen it. :whoa: That's how I can afford this stuff, no cable and a 17 year old TV I never really watch so it doesn't wear out. ;)

That and he has his own world of crime just walking out his back door at night :nener:

 

[Rich Rohrich]

That and he has his own world of crime just walking out his back door at night :nener:

Yeah but at least I don't live in Madison with a bunch of unwashed hippies wearing hemp shirts. :nener:

 

[ChopperDave]

Since when are hemp shirts bad? (they go so nicely with the mullet!)