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Feb 4, 2022 14:33:47   #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Really great shot


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Feb 4, 2022 14:33:11   #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Job very well done..! I have found that the higher the amount of magnification, the more that the crud is visible. Insects remind me of the Peanuts character "Pig Pen". Insects exude a waxy grease substance that is quite difficult to remove.

I'll share my techniques for those who may have an interest as follows:

- Wearing a magnifying visor is very helpful in cleaning insects.
- Use a camera air puffer to dislodge loose debris and dust.
- Use an artist's soft hair paintbrush to loosen more stubborn debris.
- Take a piece of Scotch Tape and roll it around your finger or a pencil. Tap it on your pant leg so that it is less sticky and use it to lift off loosened crud.
- The waxy grease requires special treatment:
- Use Brakleen chlorinated automotive brake cleaner (spray can) which dissolves the greasy wax deposits.
- For hard-cased insects such as beetles, use an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner with distilled water and a few drops of Dawn liquid dish soap.
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Thanks for taking the time to comment and offer advice sippyjug104 much appreciated. I have an air puffer which I can try and plenty of soft hair brushes and tape. Brakleen chlorinated break cleaner is new to me, I’ll have a look on Amazon.

Many thanks

Paul
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Feb 4, 2022 14:27:37   #
kpmac wrote:
Very nicely done.


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Feb 4, 2022 09:16:57   #
I’ve posted a 3:1 stacked leg I took this morning. Actually this is the second one. the first was so covered in dust it was unfit to post so I gave it a quick "going over" with Mrs B’s smallest paint brush before reshooting.

I also had issues with ghosting, retouched in Zerene, and dust streaks, cleaned up in Lightroom (perils of higher magnification I think).

Maybe 4:1 tomorrow?


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Feb 4, 2022 09:00:36   #
Thanks for taking the time to comment Mark and kpmc.

As I've increased the magnification to dust has become more of an issue, i think some research into "Critter Cleaning" is called for.
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Feb 3, 2022 09:37:51   #
JimmyTB wrote:
Well done!! I think your choice of background works well with the subject (My opinion). Cleaning the subjects of dirt etc. is probably the main reason I've not tried this. I have patience with much but probably not cleaning bugs and combing their hairs. Maybe someday.


Thanks for taking the time to comment JimmyTB. I'll ask Mrs B if I can borrow one of her small paint brushes ........ although I'd better not let on what it's for
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Feb 3, 2022 06:03:55   #
I’ve had another go at focus stacking the “Coelodera Helleri”, this time head-on at 2 to 1.

I’d forgotten how annoying the little bits of fluff and dirt are at this magnification. One thing made me smile though, if you look closely I believe you can see a reflection of the camera and lights in the eyes.


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Feb 2, 2022 12:16:36   #
Wow ……. 👍
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Feb 2, 2022 12:10:55   #
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Feb 2, 2022 12:08:24   #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Very well done!


Thanks Mark
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Feb 2, 2022 12:07:52   #
kpmac wrote:
Nice effort.


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Feb 2, 2022 09:07:47   #
Been some time since I’ve done any focus stacking, I was surprised how much I had forgotten.

However I’ve had an enjoyable morning so I though I would share the results of my efforts and try to do better next time.

It’s a specimen I purchased a couple of years ago “Coelodera Helleri, found in Indonesia.


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Jun 2, 2021 06:55:20   #
PaulBa wrote:
I have the same problem although I’ve been concentrating on sorting out email issues leaving the CC for another day. I’ll be following this with interest.?


Sorted my email issues so turned my attention to CC.

After much unsuccessful thrashing around I, as often advised by this forum, opened my first chat with Adode support. I'm not sure what they did but it was sorted within 10 minutes. I was very anxious giving them control of my iMac but as it had been mention a number of times on these pages i nervously agreed.

I've an inkling as to what they did but not enough to offer advice apart from use the support chat line.

Well done Adobe support
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May 30, 2021 11:22:41   #
f8lee wrote:
I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the post-processing section, but the issue is thus:

I just migrated from an iMac circa 2017 running Catalina to a MacBook Pro (16GB RAM, 1TB internal drive) - I used Migration assistant to copy everything over from my Time Machine backup, as recommended by Aple (and OWC for that matter).

Most things work fine, including, so far, Lightroom Classic itself - but when I launch Creative Cloud is just sits there, frozen. Even the CMD-Q quit function is grayed out - I must use Force Quit to kill it (though it does not display as 'not responding' as one would expect in Force Quit).

So to those who have made the move to an M1 Mac - have you seen this? And if so, how have you dealt with this?

The Adobe community expert's response (to someone else who has the same issues) was "just do a clean install of OSX" - you know, because that is simplicity itself. Frankly it's more than a little disappointing that Adobe could not get this thing right...
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I have the same problem although I’ve been concentrating on sorting out email issues leaving the CC for another day. I’ll be following this with interest.?
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Mar 31, 2020 02:56:51   #
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