Focus Stacked Beetle: This is a beetle (unknown species) that is part of the collection given to me by my son and grandson that I staged for a focus stacking session using the Mitakon...

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

This is a beetle (unknown species) that is part of the collection given to me by my son and grandson that I staged for a focus stacking session using the Mitakon Zhongyi Creator 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro Lens set at 4X-magnification, f/4, ISO-200, shutter speed set using histogram, auto white balance and constant diffused LED illumination.

This is a 250-image stack taken at 20-micron step increments and processed in Zerene Stacker.

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Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is a beetle (unknown species) that is part of the collection given to me by my son and grandson that I staged for a focus stacking session using the Mitakon Zhongyi Creator 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro Lens set at 4X-magnification, f/4, ISO-200, shutter speed set using histogram, auto white balance and constant diffused LED illumination.

This is a 250-image stack taken at 20-micron step increments and processed in Zerene Stacker.

Another great image Sippy! Some are even scary-looking! Thanx for sharing!

Amator21 Loc: California

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is a beetle (unknown species) that is part of the collection given to me by my son and grandson that I staged for a focus stacking session using the Mitakon Zhongyi Creator 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro Lens set at 4X-magnification, f/4, ISO-200, shutter speed set using histogram, auto white balance and constant diffused LED illumination.

This is a 250-image stack taken at 20-micron step increments and processed in Zerene Stacker.

Great result, as usual. Thank you for posting!
Poul.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Cool image. When I first looked at it I thought it was a bat face, then I realized bats don't have antennae

11bravo

Always fascinating

11bravo

Always fascinating

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is a beetle (unknown species) that is part of the collection given to me by my son and grandson that I staged for a focus stacking session using the Mitakon Zhongyi Creator 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro Lens set at 4X-magnification, f/4, ISO-200, shutter speed set using histogram, auto white balance and constant diffused LED illumination.

This is a 250-image stack taken at 20-micron step increments and processed in Zerene Stacker.

Magnificent work

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Nice!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Sinewsworn wrote:

Another great image Sippy! Some are even scary-looking! Thanx for sharing!

Thanks, Sinewsworn. They are the true aliens among us....or it is we among them!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Amator21 wrote:

Great result, as usual. Thank you for posting!
Poul.

Thanks for viewing and for the reply.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Your usual excellence, Gary!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Curmudgeon wrote:

Cool image. When I first looked at it I thought it was a bat face, then I realized bats don't have antennae

Thanks, Curmudgeon. It is a quite strange looking specimen when viewed under magnification.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

11bravo wrote:

Always fascinating

Thanks for dropping by.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

joecichjr wrote:

Magnificent work

Thanks, Joe. I appreciate your feedback.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Longshadow wrote:

Nice!

Thanks, Longshadow.