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Macro Pictures in Space with D800 Plus 16-35 Mm f/4: a Very Close View to the International Space Station

By Artborghi @artborghi

Close to the shores of the North Sea, the European Space Agency develops the future research projects aboard the International Space Station.

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The ISS high-definition model at the ESTEC

Inside the Esa Columbus module, ISS astronauts run scientific experiments and investigate  how (absence of) gravity affects life development.

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The ISS Columbus module

Together with the 1:1 Columbus module replica , additional  ISS modules are present:

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Detail on the shared environments on the ISS

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The x-y-z communication doors between the ISS modules

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One of the ISS passive connecting modules

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Inside the ISS “cupola”, the space observatory where astronauts shoot pictures also to Earth

All macro pictures shot with hand-held D800 and 16-35 mm f/4. Although the 16-35 mm is a wide-angle, it can be used to shoot close-up details thanks to the minimal focusing distance of 29 cm, with a max. magnification ratio 1:4

 


Filed under: artborghi reportage, astrophotography, d800 macro photography Tagged: 16-35 mm macro, 16-35 mm on D800, artborghi esa, columbus module, d800 macro, esa, estec, iss

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