One of the advantages of living where we do is being able to take day trips to DC. Today, my wife and I did just that to see the new Hyperbolic Crochect Coral Reef exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
The exhibit is the work of many people from across the country: those who created the indivdual crochet pieces that make up the coral reef; volunteers such as my wife who processed the submitted pieces; and Christine Wertheim and Margaret Wertheim, the driving forces behind the Hyperbolic Crochect Coral Reef project.
The exhibit runs through April 24, 2011. More photos can be seen on flickr.
Photographing the reef: As with most museum exhibits, high ISO and wide apertures are the way to go. Vibration reduction in a lens or a camera body will also help. All photos were taken with a Nikon D700 at ISO 1600 and wide apertures, usually ranging from f/2 to f/4. I used two lenses, both macros: a Zeiss Makro-Planar 50mm f/2 ZF.2 and a Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G. All images processed in Lightroom.
Beautiful photos! We're glad you enjoyed your visit. If possible, we would love to have your photography tips on our Flickr group discussion board: http://bit.ly/aEPHOz
Posted by: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | October 25, 2010 at 01:30 PM
Wow, amazing!
Posted by: Brittany | November 26, 2010 at 04:59 PM