Grasshopper stacks

[scitch]

I was trying different techniques again tonight and practiced on a grasshopper that I caught yesterday. He appears to already be getting freezer burn or something on his face causing black spots.

First is a stack with the OEM general purpose lens that comes with the A200 reversed.



Then is the Tamron 90 mm macro lens at the end of 68 mm of Kenko extension tubes.



Next is with a 10X microscope objective on the end of the OEM lens at minimum zoom.



I think that if I spent more time on lighting, these techniques have some promise.

Mike

[scitch]

So, I've spent quite a few hours practicing all of these techniques and working on getting an image that I'm pretty happy with and the other day, my wife stops by and sees a grasshopper and picks up the camera with the macro lens for the first time ever and snaps these shots by hand, no stacking. Beginner's luck!





His thigh is really cool. And his antennae seem to express emotions.

I'm jealous!

Mike

[rjlittlefield]

Heh heh, no luck involved here -- it's "the eye of the artist" effect.

On the bright side, your studio shots show a lot more detail.

--Rik