Monster - Ocypus olens (2)

Portrait of Devil's Coach-horse beetle (26mm, Ocypus olens, Staphylinidae). Found on Noordelijk Eiland (Puurs, Belgium, October 2020, collection specimen).

 

Studio work with a dead specimen, rehydrated and staged. Focus stack, 100 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap), slightly cropped. Sony A7R3 (APS-C mode) + Metabones EF-E + Canon MP-E 2.8/65mm @1.1x; ISO-50, f/5.6, 1/160s, 1 diffused flash.

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