Although I am fairly new to focus stacking I am an experienced nature photographer. So first I will present a few of my pre-stacking photos demonstrating my old habit of looking for the thin focus plane of the motif.
I like when pictures tell a story or depict the animals and plants in a nice, perhaps surprising way. Sorry for me not knowing all English common names of plants and animals. I will try to supply the scientific names when possible.
Unidentified spider in its web among blueberries (Vaccinium myrtilus).
Another unidentified spider in hiding position in a pod of broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Appreciating the macroscape.
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A rare plant only growing at a few localities in Denmark, th Ophrys insectifera. The flower is imitationg the look and smell of a female wasp tricking the male to try a copulation and thereby pollinating the flower.
The carnivore plant Drosera rotundifolia has caught a big prey, a Lycaena Phleas. Athough diffusers to soften the light are very important in extreme macro, inthis case, I think, a diffusor would have spoiled the picture completely.
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I Spotted the strange behaviour of this bee and discovered that it didn't move by itself. The ant had found it and was now strugglling to pull it home.
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Next time I will show some pictures from my studio and my first stacking experiences.
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