The Eristalinus and the Stargate

[Yawns]

Finished the project ...

First "serious" stack attempt with this new lighting system .



full size (expandable) image here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/antoniocaseiro/37885429285/in/dateposted-public/

Eristalinus taeniops - Syrphidae - Diptera
3 days dead.
Mag - 3 : 1
Schneider Kreuznach APO HM 45mm f/4
at f/4.7
114 exposures at 3 seconds - Iso 100
Effective aperture equivalent to f/19
Steps of 32 micron between frames
Manual rail Manfrotto 454
Custom Camera settings:
Nikon D7000
Live view
Exposure delay
Minimum Sharp
Minimum Contrast
Minimum saturation
Hue normal
Auto white balance.
D-Lighting Off
Lighting : Continuous
2 cool white led 5W 6.000 K on sides
2 layers of tracing paper 100g/m2
Liquid yogurt thin plastic bottle
4 layers of natural linen fabric
Bubble wrapp
Previous NEF to TIFF conversion. (16 Bits - no Compression)
Helicon focus Pyramid (c) - Adobe Camera Raw - Photoshop
Portugal, 1st of December 2017

The "stargate" (it wasn't me who niknamed it like that..)





SINGLE SHOTS - The main idea is to see in real time what lighting suits me best without having to go around with loose lamps ..






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[Smokedaddy]

Very nice and thanks for all the detailed explanation of the setup.

[mawyatt]

Yawns,

Very neat lighting idea, excellent engineering!!! And nice images too!!

Best,

Mike

[tevans9129]

Thanks Yawns, very impressive, amazing lighting setup. All the details is much appreciated.

[anvancy]

This is excellent Yawns.

The image speaks for the efforts taken.

So during your real time tests, you then decide how many lights do you really need scenario?
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[microman]

Cool setup and great image !

[lonepal]

Smart idea, good setup.
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Omer