antikythera
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Do you mean you hand-held the lens and then took the photo with the "traditional' (!) front of the lens pointing towards the camera?
Not to derail the thread, but there is a nifty bit of (wonderfully inexpensive) kit called a "macro reversal ring" that is a metal 52mm filter thread <-> Nikon F bayonet mount coupler. For a 50mm lens, the macro effects aren't *that* noticeable beyond a roughly halved minimum focusing distance because it is a "normal lens" as compared to, say, an 85mm (telephoto). The problems are that the process is fiddly, sharpness/image quality is not as good as a dedicated macro lens (surprise, surprise), and that zoom lenses/G lenses don't work easily, but it's dirt cheap and extremely effective. Best $12 i've ever spent on camera gear.
And now back to our previously scheduled programming: Cerakote! :thumbsup:
EDIT: Apparently, I was beaten to it. Oh well, the technique is worth mentioning twice!
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