Snailhunter (Cychrus caraboides; Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Valmiera (Latvia, August 2018).

Studio work with a dry collection specimen. Focus stack of 90 images; assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax).

Sony A7RM5, FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-100, f/6.3, 1/125sec, -1.0step, diffused daylight LED.

A robberfly (Eutolmus rufibarbis, Diptera, Asilidae), found dead in the greenhouse (Boom, Belgium, 26 June 2021).

Focus stack with a staged/dead specimen, 128 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A6500 + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-400, f/4, 1/320s, -0.7 step, natural diffused light.

A large weevil (Liparus glabrirostris, 19mm, Coleoptera, Curculionidae), from Ischgl (Austria; collection specimen, preserved in ethanol since 12.07.1993).

Studio work with a dead specimen, it was rehydrated and staged. Focus stack, 100 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm3 + FE 2.8/90mm Macro G OSS; ISO-50, f/3.5, 1/40, -1.7step, 1 diffused daylight led.

~30mm long, on Passiflora sp. Passion Vine,

Morro Bay, California

Anthocharis cardamines, orange tip. Focusstack 12 Pictures

Für diese Aufnahme habe ich 7 Einzelbilder mit Focus Stacking zusammengefügt. Der Hintergrund wurde mit einer LED-Taschenlampe angestrahlt.

Für die Macro-Challenge wurde die Aufnahme entsprechend gecroppt.

For this shot I have merged 7 single images with Focus Stacking. The background was illuminated with a LED flashlight.

For the Macro-Challenge the recording was cropped accordingly.

This is a free work especially for the Macro Monday challenge | Dies ist eine freie Arbeit speziell für die Macro Monday Herausforderung.

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Just white paper. No pencil, ink, paint or other marks.

Folded radially. Lighting from behind, top right and left.

The only colour is caused by the back-lighting through the paper.

I hope you like it. Made for MacroMondays "Just White Paper" challenge.

Macro mit Sony A77V und Tamron f2,8 90mm + Focusstacking

Sycamore Lace bug (Corythucha ciliata, Hemiptera, Tingidae) from France (thanks to Cyrille Gerstmans).

Studio stack of a dead specimen, staged on the back of a Begonia leaf; based on 45 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Sony A7RM3 + Metabones EF-E + Canon MP-E 2.8/65mm at approx 5x; ISO-50, f/3.2, 1/250s, 1 diffused flash. Image approx. 5 mm wide.

Dawn in a foggy meadow with many small dragonflies soaked with dew. Arranging the 3 chasers to form a pleasing composition, I set about focus stacking the nearest insect with c.40 images at an open aperture to produce good bokeh. The second and third dragonflies were taken with 1 image each by focussing on the eyes. All images were stacked in one batch using Helicon Stacker with stacking aberrations removed in Photoshop.

A second version of the image was processed with the 2nd two dragonflies completely out of focus.

Modified by CombineZP

Stack de 26 photos

Portrait of Coilodera penicillata (Scarabaeidae). Collection specimen from NE Laos, Huaphanne prov., Mt. Phu Pane, 1200-1900m, 20°12'N-103°50'E, 21.vi.2010.

Studio work with a dry specimen. Focus stack of 127 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax).

Sony A7RM5 + Metabones EF to Sony E + Canon MP-E 2.8/65mm @2x; ISO-100, f/6,3, 1/13sec, 1 diffused daylight led.

Focus stack

See the MakingOf: www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgang-kynast/55043816211/

Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm @ f4; Tripod, Focusstack 13 Pictures

Pair of copper-tops (Leccinum aurantiacum, Boletaceae, Boletales, Basidiomycota) in a birch forest at Terhagen (Belgium, 23rd October 2019).

Fieldstack with tripod, focus ring for separate exposures, ca. 100 images assembled with Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7R3, E3.5/30mm macro; ISO-100, f/3.5, 1/160s, -0.7step. Natural diffused light and some led light from the left.

Focus stack

Spiral diameter ~4 mm

Focus stack

par Alain Martel

I bought this strawflower plant yesterday, and will put it into a pot outside tomorrow. It's seen here in a 55-frame focus stack, blended with Helicon Focus. I used blue sequined fabric for the background.

Focus shift shooting using Nikon Z6II. Was a nice walk in nature, with morning fog.

Focus stacked shot of a Columbine bloom

At Springhill forest

Focus stack of 6

OM M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 macro IS Pro

(Focus stacking - 44 photos)

Great morning light in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes of Death Valley National Park, California.

Portrait of a wet Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus; 23 mm, Coleoptera, Carabidae). Collected at Torgny (Belgium, in 1989).

Studio work with a prepared and staged specimen. Focus stack, 43 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Sony A7RIII (APS-C mode) + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-50, f/8, 1/60s, 1 diffused flash.

A painted-wing tachinid fly ( Ectophasia sp.)

Tech info | 61 natural light exposures stacked at f6.3, exp.time 0.8sec, ISO200

Stacking Soft / Zerene Stacker

canon mp-e 65mm/f2.8 1-5x macro lens | Metabones Canon EF to Sony E Smart Adapter (Mark IV) | Sony A7

A worn wooden bat with my old leather baseball glove and ball

Smile On Saturday: "Made Of Leather" theme

HSoS

Pusteblumen-Schirmchen faszinieren mich immer wieder, gerade weil sie so zart und klein sind. Eine ruhige Hand ist Voraussetzung zum Aufbringen der Tropfen. Mit etwas Übung klappt es dann aber doch. Einen schönen Sonntag für Euch und Danke für Euer Interesse an meinen Bildern.

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Blowball umbrellas always fascinate me, especially because they are so delicate and small. A steady hand is essential for applying the drops. But with a little practice it will work after all. Have a nice Sunday for you and thank you for your interest in my pictures.

Shot of a Cluster Fly ( Pollenia sp. ) from family

Calliphoridae.

" Unlike more familiar blow flies, such as the bluebottle genus Phormia, Cluster flies do not present a health hazard because they do not lay eggs in human food.

They are strictly parasitic on earthworms. "

Tech info | 26 natural light exposures stacked for this frame

Stacking Soft / Zerene Zerene Stacker

canon mp-e 65mm/f2.8 1-5x macro lens | canon 5d mark II

LARGE version!

Focusstack from 12 shots using DslrDashboard and CombineZP

Just doing something different makes you think in other ways, how to shoot Spring Blossom on a windy day with rain coming down, just because it is raining does not mean photography stops.

I shot this against my monitor and a photo of the sky I had shot previously.

I then did an eleven shot focus stack carefully choosing my focus points to pick out various elements, I`m not entirely happy with it the Petals are a little bright for my liking but for now i`ll go with it until I find another subject.

This Olivenit(1mm) is coverd in a little cave of light, white base mineral. It was difficult to get enough contrast in there. The best option was to use only a 5x Mitutoyo on MFT Sensor und HR-Modus for stacking.

Dieser Olivenit (1mm) versteckt sich in einer hellen, weißen Höhle. Um möglichst viel Kontrast zu bekommen, habe ich nur ein 5x Mitutoyo verwendet und einen Stack aus HR Aufnahmen gemacht, aus dem ich dann einen Ausschnitt genommen habe.

Panasonic G9

Raynox DCR-150 (tube lens)

Mitutoyo M PLAN APO 5x

1/50s

ISO 200

150 HR pictures at 80MP

Helicon C

This focus stacked macro image of a model railroad was created from 46 large raw files, blended in Photoshop. In order to be able to automate the photography to get a precise sequence of focused photographs under the control of my camera, I had to buy a new, electronically compatible macro lens (Nikon 105 mmf2.8 macro).

Sadly, my older Sigma EX 105 mm f 2.8 macro lens lacked the required electronics for this function. If anyone is looking for a terrific, used macro lens at a great price, please drop me a Flickr email. The lens is in perfect condition and produces sharp, high quality macros and doubles as a great portrait lens. You can see examples of the images I made with it in my flower and insect albums:

Flowers: www.flickr.com/photos/sewerdoc/albums/72157603431334132

Insects: www.flickr.com/photos/sewerdoc/albums/72157601397569622

I was still in the focus stacking mood, so I pulled out some dried roses and found my favorite old brown bottle ...

Olympus E-M1.3

Olympus 12-100mm

focus stacking based on 181 pictures with componon 28mm mounted reversed on 63mm tube

Focusstack from 13 shots using DslrDashboard and CombineZP

Up close and personal. Glendale, Missouri

I have recently been attempting to focus stack flowers to capture all the details. Nature is so beautiful and we really don't appreciate how intricate some things are.

I am currently using a manual focus rail and this image consists of 72 images stacked using a 30 days trial of the Helicon Focus 8 software.

An Ammophila heydeni female sleeping in Provence.

Fieldstack on a living specimen, based on 55 images. Natural morning light.

Canon 600D, Canon 100mm macro, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/20sec.

Alpes de Haute Provence, South East of France.