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Butterfly scales

Extreme macro of the backside of butterfly scales.

Carefully press the wing on some sticky tape, and gently remove it. The tape will show the backside of the scales.

 

Studio test based on 83 images (steps of 3µm using StackShot), assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax). Cropped.

Sony A7RII + adapters + Canon FD bellows, Rodenstock Apo-Gerogon 240/9 (as tube lens), Mitutoyo planapo 10x, ISO-50, 1/500sec highspeed synchronized flash (Godox AD200) diffused with tracing paper.

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Uploaded on September 30, 2017
Taken on September 26, 2017