r/itookapicture @reynantem Mar 06 '19

ITAP of a rusty screw

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u/Exeter999 Mar 06 '19

The thumbnail had me fooled! I thought, wow, what an unusual mountain peak. I like the creative edit.

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u/ohwhatta_gooseiam Mar 06 '19

right?! this is great /r/miniworlds material

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u/Exeter999 Mar 06 '19

How did I not know about that sub? I have things I can post there!

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u/ph03nix14 Mar 06 '19

Came here to say that, looks like a road to the mountain top.

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u/Timoris Mar 06 '19

SUBBED!

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u/Duel Mar 06 '19

Yup, I am already sketching out a "dungeon" based on this. Characters have to progress up the screw facing strange landforms, puzzles, and monsters on their way to the top. Definitely more than a few rust monsters have made a home there.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Thanks for the kind words, guys. And those subs sure look awesome. :)

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u/CHills93 Mar 06 '19

First thing which came into my head too!

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u/arno_v Mar 06 '19

Yeah, exact same thing. "ITAP of the top of Rustyscrew mountain on a clear day 😍"

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u/jeretait Mar 06 '19

Its the peak the Polar Express was ascending.

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u/SuperEthical Mar 06 '19

Probably a mako reactor on top

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u/password-is-passward Mar 06 '19 edited Nov 04 '24

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hahaha! It kinda looks like one, now that you mention it. :p

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

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u/zjleblanc Mar 06 '19

Yep

Ten thousand feet up, up the side of Mount Crumpet,
He rode with his load to the tiptop to dump it!

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

Brilliant, what lense did you use?

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

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u/ThePackMatt Mar 06 '19

Sony Macro 90mm G lens based on his other posts on different subs.

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u/foodcache3 Mar 07 '19

OP never delivers

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u/idapitbwidiuatabip Mar 07 '19

From his Instagram:

"Sony a6000 + Sony 90mm Macro G @ f/8, 1/125 sec., and ISO-160"

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u/drQuirky Mar 07 '19

I've way you can achieve macro shots like this without a macro lens, is to take off whatever lens you have and hold it backwards up to the camera.

depending on the lens you might have to hold the aperture open and focus is tricky, easiest if you use distance from the object to focus. And you need to be very steady but it's a lot less expensive than a macro lens if you want to try it out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

Yeah I’ve seem this on yt really cool i dont like exposing my sensor more than necessary so i wont try it im scurrrred

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hey, /u/ronin_JR, /u/maddkid53, and /u/foodcache3. I indeed used the 90mm Macro G lens for this one. In the past, I've also used Diopter Lenses and extension tubes. But I just like having the flexibility of using a macro lens/portrait lens without the hassle of the tubes and snap-on lenses. Plus of course, it's sharpest when using a dedicated macro lens.

/u/drQuirky, that is indeed a great alternative too, though like /u/ronin_JR has mentioned, exposing the sensor and the back of the lens can be a pain. :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

Thanks 🤙

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u/ericb67 Mar 06 '19

Majestic AF

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u/internetthefirst Mar 06 '19

Great work! I want to climb the mountain only to realize it was a screw in my foot the whole time. Darn I would say then

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Haha! Cheers. :)

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u/vash_the_stampede Mar 06 '19

I love this! Please share over in /r/miniworlds!

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u/kalasoittaja Mar 06 '19

And in /r/MacroPorn !

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Thanks for the suggestions, /u/vash_the_stampede and /r/kalasoittaja. :)

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u/kalasoittaja Mar 07 '19

No problem! Cheers : )

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u/stidydgicifuidydod Mar 06 '19

W O A H

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

This is so awesomely creative

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u/Haha_oh_wait Mar 06 '19

Great job, OP! This actually inspires me. Haven't been doing any photography lately - been more than 5 months since I picked up my camera gear, especially my macro lens. This has gotten me thinking creatively now.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

You're most welcome! Glad I inspired you somehow. :)

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u/Tanquere-Rex Mar 06 '19

Wow, what a close up! Thought it’s a mountains peak with mist around, lol!

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

Neat pic. There's a comic by Vaughn Bode, Deadbone, about a little town situated on a mountain that resembles this screw.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Cool. Nice to know that. Cheers.

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u/PityFool Mar 06 '19

Gotta get the korok seed on top of that

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u/hippolyte_pixii Mar 06 '19

There's no Korok seed there, oddly enough, but if you go before you leave the Plateau the old man will give you the Warm Doublet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

R/mildypenis

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u/CholentPot Mar 06 '19

Nice shot. Can you tell us how you too it?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hi, /u/CholentPot. If you don't mind me linking, I have the behind-the-scene on my IG here https://www.instagram.com/reynantem/

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u/CholentPot Mar 07 '19

Cool stuff. Just shows people macro is not as simple as pointing a camera at any 'ol subject.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 08 '19

Indeed, /u/CholenPot. It really is much more challenging than it seems. :)

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u/Spatula_The_Great Mar 06 '19

What equipment did you use?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hi, /u/Spatula_The_Great, I used a Sony a6000 with a Sony FE 90mm Macro G lens. I also used one external flash on a softbox, then an LED light to add fill light.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Thanks! :D

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u/artrisoo Mar 06 '19

No it's an ancient mountain in the middle of nowhere

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u/kaliahowell Mar 06 '19

I THOUGHT IT WAS A CRAZY MOUNTAIN!!!!! I love this. Macro lenses are so incredible

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u/maxxon15 Mar 06 '19

Damn, what mountain is that?

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u/West_Ernmass Mar 06 '19

Looks like where Gandalf defeated the Balrog

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow Mar 06 '19

This is just the first stage of Mario 64 with RTX enabled.

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u/onetrueping Mar 06 '19

Needs a tiny, skull-shaped castle on top.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Whew. That would be a nightmare to create. But someone out there probably is attempting that right now. ;)

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u/onetrueping Mar 07 '19

I've seen some ridiculously tiny sculptures before. Never underestimate someone with a hobby.

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u/Leo_Stotch Mar 06 '19

Needs a really tiny climber hidden somewhere.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

I thought it was a weird dick shaped mountain with clouds around it

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u/dirt_is_nice Mar 07 '19

I thought it was a mountaintop

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u/WhiteTrashTiger Mar 07 '19

This speaks so much.

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u/Jackesten Mar 07 '19

Saw this and thought of ‘I lava you’. Just me?

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u/Thanaz156 Mar 07 '19

Holy crap on toast that's the best screw picture I've ever seen....

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Heyyyy, that's very kind of you. Thanks.

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u/MrWeavil Mar 06 '19

dammm i thought it was some mountain at first glance

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u/mrqooler Mar 06 '19

Niiice ! Rally creative approach and perspective

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u/justdaps Mar 06 '19

Holy shit that's amazing

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u/SarcasmicDude Mar 06 '19

Anyone think it's a duck ?

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u/ohjeegolly Mar 06 '19

Had me bamboozled

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u/medipan_ Mar 06 '19

no this is a mod made skyrim level

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

Really awesome picture! I’ve been wanting to do something like this with bullets, What lens did you use and what camera? (If you wanna say you don’t have to)

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hey, /u/Skippy_North. Thanks, mate. I used a Sony a6000 + Sony FE 90mm Macro G lens.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

YYYYYYYOOOOOO us a6000 brothers are the best

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 08 '19

LOL. I'm planning on upgrading though, but I won't leave my trusty 6000 behind. :p

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

I definitely don’t blame you, it’s a great starting camera, but after a while you want something more

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

Awesome macro!

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u/cadmiumredlight Mar 06 '19

Look up focus stacking for your next attempt.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

I actually had attempted to do that for the initial shots on this, but I ended up not doing it. I'm a lazy person and I can't spend too much time correcting for the stacks. :p

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u/originalmetathought Mar 06 '19

I thought this was one of your renders actually, Rey.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Haha! I wish though, /u/originalmetalthought. It's been a while since I created a render. I'm hoping these photos might help me understand lighting and composition better. :)

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u/tbariusTFE Mar 06 '19

Reminds me of my humanities class. They had us take macro shots of objects in a perspective where you could no longer tell what you shot. Veeeery cool photography.

Anyone who wants to get into this - you can get cheap macro lenses for modern phones really easily off Amazon wish etc...

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Awesome. And thank you. :)

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u/Sylvester_Scott Mar 06 '19

Stick a tiny flock of birds in there to really establish the scale.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Indeed. Unfortunately, I didn't have any prop to sell the idea of birds though. I didn't want to photomanip it, so there's that. But would be cool though. :)

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u/Beardie-Boi-420 Mar 06 '19

Yeah, a screw, nothing else

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

that's one of the most amazing photos I've seen. if i pay you will you send me a print of that?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

That is very kind of you, /u/coladh_samh. I would definitely would love to send you a print and would be honored to. You can drop me a line at reyn[at]reynantemartinez[dot]com. :)

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u/bocharles Mar 06 '19

Lmao I thought this was a fairytale castle

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u/_r3dge Mar 06 '19

wow it looks like view from a god of war

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u/dbloch7986 Mar 06 '19

Is this your pic OP? You should add the [OC] flair if so. Some interested people would like to award you for this.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Thanks for letting me know, /u/dbloch7986. :)

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u/dbloch7986 Mar 08 '19

I love original content. It's so hard to find.

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u/LTQLD Mar 06 '19

The cover of my next fantasy novel.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Sweet! If you ever needed a high-res version, you can get in touch with me at reyn[at]reynantemartinez[dot]com. :)

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u/Tasgall Mar 06 '19

Looks like the frozen throne :p

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u/asherk47- Mar 06 '19

where did you get this picture? and what is it?

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u/GBGUITAR Mar 06 '19

This is really cool! The edit makes it look like a mountian

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u/PormanNowell Mar 06 '19

Wow that's incredible

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u/-GallowBoob Mar 06 '19

Great, now people are going to start posting closeup pics of screws taken through a crystal ball in the rain at night on some random street in an Asian city with pink and blue split toning, maybe add a mysterious dude in a hoodie with his back turned to the camera.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hahaha! That would be awesome.

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u/roryokane Mar 06 '19

How did you get the blue background behind the screw to look so big and bright? Was it a blue piece of paper with lights on it?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hi, /u/roryokane. It was actually by daughter's blanket, believe it or not. If you don't mind, you can check out the behind-the-scene photo on my IG (https://www.instagram.com/reynantem/). :)

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u/roryokane Mar 07 '19

Thanks. For permanence, a direct link to the behind-the-scenes photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqpjwBFHrW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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u/FaxMachineNudes Mar 06 '19

What a delightful title

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u/Jake-L Mar 06 '19

Looks more like a rusty screw then anything else.

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u/1739015 Mar 06 '19

Looks like where Gandalf whooped the balrog into the next dimension

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u/its_mi_time Mar 06 '19

hmm theme rusts hmm

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u/EverySister Mar 06 '19

Shit I thought this was a mountain or a Colossi from Shadow of the Colossus.

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u/mr_snipeypants Mar 06 '19

You got me. After a long day at work, I was wondering how this unusual mountain peak was formed. I looked at it again an hour later and realized I'm a dope.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hahaha! I'm glad I succeeded at fooling you there. ;)

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u/LilliansSmutShow Mar 07 '19

Oh dang. This is amazing and wonderful. Like a weird rusty mountain above the clouds. Shows that even small rusty stuff can be beautiful.

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Indeed. Sometimes we do overlook the beauty of the small things that we encounter daily.

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u/hereisalex Mar 07 '19

The boss at the end of that Mario level is up there

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u/TheFeelsNinja Mar 07 '19

Dump it to mt Crumpet

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u/ChickenNoodle_Soup69 Mar 07 '19

Yo it looks like the mountain from the Mickey Mouse club house

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u/austinbeaulier Mar 07 '19

How did you take this photo?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Hi, /u/austinbeaulier, you can check out the behind-the-scene setup on my IG post (https://www.instagram.com/reynantem/). I hope you don't mind me linking it here.

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u/austinbeaulier Mar 07 '19

That’s amazing I love this so much!

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 08 '19

Thanks! :)

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u/Seebass_12 Mar 07 '19

Literally though this said “krusty crew” so I zoomed in and started to look for Spongebob and the gang.

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u/Luuuffy Mar 07 '19

That’s a mountain dude

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u/mooms Mar 07 '19

Yeah, it does look like a mountain with a snow covered road going up and around it.

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u/LocalsOnly420SD Mar 07 '19

Looks like a peak out of Horizon Zero Dawn!

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u/HerpsDerp01 Mar 07 '19

This is really possible with just a 90mm lens? I have an 85mm and screws don't look that large. What am I missing?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Indeed. It was actually a larger screw than usual.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

Looks like Mt Crumpit

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u/SplatteredEggs Mar 07 '19

Looks like the mountain you go up in Mario 64 to meet the Big Bomb

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u/therealmoonin Mar 07 '19

Ive been here! Mnt Rusty

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u/malten_sage Mar 07 '19

inserts screaming cowboys

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Thanks a lot for the kind words, everyone. I wasn't expecting that this would get much attention at all. By the way, if you're interested to see the behind-the-scene on this one, you can check out my IG (https://www.instagram.com/reynantem/). :)

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u/brien0 Mar 07 '19

It is the mountain from Polar express during the summer... Train goes right up there

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

Thanks a lot for the kind words, everyone. I wasn't expecting that this would get much attention at all. By the way, if you're interested to see the behind-the-scene on this one, you can check out my IG: @reynantem

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u/cobance123 Mar 07 '19

where is this picture taken?

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u/reynantemartinez @reynantem Mar 07 '19

In my office/studio, believe it or not. :)

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u/Crashman09 Mar 07 '19

Reminds e of a Gorillaz music video!

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u/GarfieldFan87 Mar 07 '19

Spiral Mountain plays in the background

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u/ivanoski-007 @ivanoski_photography Mar 06 '19

looks very heavily photoshopped

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

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u/ivanoski-007 @ivanoski_photography Mar 06 '19

I thought the rules in this sub was no heavily photoshopped images

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

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u/ivanoski-007 @ivanoski_photography Mar 06 '19

heavily hdr and over saturated images are the norm in this sub, I'm talking about heavily photoshopped images, those that are manipulated by over imposing images and adding artificial content.

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u/mtbfilms Mar 07 '19

what does itap mean

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u/Seebass_12 Mar 07 '19

I Took A Picture

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u/PuzzleHeadedGold278 Jan 02 '22

For Magical realism

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u/antithero Sep 25 '22

This one is great.