The Planets were Aligned the Day I Met You!

            This shot was created for this week's Macro Monday's theme, "Amore."

This is a neckless that I gave my wife. It shows the planetary alignment of our solar system the day we met some 36 years ago or so.

This shot took a lot to set up! The neckless is on a 18" chain and I had to wait a long time to let it settle before I could shoot. The main light for the neckless, a secondary light for the background and a flashlight with a small aperture to control the light to illuminate the holes that represent the planets. And you have to adjust the depth of the reflective surface to get the right size bokeh balls/hearts. 
And then of course, don't bump anything! 
Shot using a Helios 44-2 58mm f2 @f3.5, 25mm of extension helicoid and a lens cover/disk with a heart shape cut into to get the heart shapes to appear in the bokeh. The swirl of the Helios sort of distorts the shapes.
Also, 8 planets as Pluto is now a "Dwarf Planet." Sorry Pluto...
   

Taken on: February 18, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R7, f/0, 1/80 sec, 0mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R7
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	darktable 4.6.0
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