First time Macro of an insect - Flesh Fly

Hack · Post by **Hack** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:27 pm

Here's the EXIF data:
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Image Date: 2010:03:31 15:50:58
Focal Length: 100.0mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0040 s (1/250)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

Hack

PaulFurman · Post by **PaulFurman** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:05 am

Try taking a few shots, pick the best 2 frames to stack & manually edit. You got some good detail below and one more shot could have got the wings focused.

sonyalpha · Post by **sonyalpha** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:29 am

You chose a very difficult subject for a stack shot:

I have just begun stacking too:

I have found that if the camera is hand held...it is important to concentrate on keeping the central viewfinder circle as stationary as humanly possible whilst rocking gently back and forth to get the stack focus right along the body of your subject......three to six frames can be enough.......more if you are using a steady tripod........and...........I guess......lots more if your subject is dead or frozen and you are using a studio rack system:

The latter seems far too complicated for me:

sonyalpha