A question I proposed on this site prior to an illness. When setting up to go through a photo stacking exercise and you have an insect ( like most) that has undulating or bigger body than a head how do you keep all the body parts in focus as you move forward. If I take a strarting focus on say the b...

My query concerns for example the taking iof stacked photos of say a beetle which generally has a body much bigger than its head. When beginning my stack for example if the beetle is side on the camera lens sees at one end a big structure and at the other end a small head. I seem to have trouble kno...

Thanks Rik, well I deviated somewhat with respect to illumination. The top one was with flash and 5 sec delay. The next 3 were done with Jansjo lighting 1 each side and 2 1/2 sec delay . Did this because I ran out of batteries for the flash and decided to check the results again with the Jansjo ligh...

New and latest efforts for comment. http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191029002201_ZS_PMax_copy_Medium_1.jpg http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191119153053_ZS_PMax_copy_Large_1.jpg http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191016122450_ZS_PMax_copy_La...

1. earwig 5x 2. Fly 5x 3.Aphid 10x. I look forward to constructive comment,. Many Thanks hotrodder http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191016122450_ZS_PMax_copy_Large_copy_copy_1.jpg http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191030012002_ZS_PMax_copy_Large_copy_1.jpg http...

Taken 5x, 1/16 power flash. SB 700 Round home made diffuser surrounding the target. No diffusion in front of flash. 5 sec delay. http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191013230828_ZS_PMax_Medium_1.jpg http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/3671_20191013234419_ZS_PMax_Medium_1.j...

Am using a D750 Nikon. Have an SB-700 unit but need two more to create all round lighting. Ideas ? Not expensive flash units and how would I set all 3 up to fire simultaneously ? I guess they have to be compatible to the D750 or maybe not ? Can someone give me some ideas / thoughts , instruction her...

Thanks Chris for the comment. I did use a flash SB 700 on hot shoe and diffused. I can use two more flash units to see the difference. I imagine I will have to adjust their output somewhat if using 3 units ? The SB700 was on 1/8 power. I i use 3 units do I specifically need to drop the power of all ...

My first attempt at a black specimen, so questions to pose. Was a 5x attempt, flash 1/8 diffused, delay to shutter. Appears as though maybe too much exposure because of the shiny front on the spider. Are there specific parameters to use if photographing black subjects. Pic attached. Comments please....

Rik, here is the cropped area for your assessment.

cheers hotrodder19

Back again after more testing, changing this and that as advised here on the site and especially Rik. New image done at 1/8 flash 10 sec gap, diffused cover on flash. Newly cleaned low pass filter. Much better so lets hear from the experts now as to the directions of my adventures. Cheers hotrodder1...

says the forum will re size--how ?

dont know what happened to my pic but here it is again---oops , it won't let me because it is too large 908 kb ??

Hello Mr Rik, thanks for the extension of software. Here is the pixel piece you want. Something else that bothered me was the fuzziness at the far side of the head. In this last stack I kept going in an attempt to get rid of it but did not succeed, what does it represent? Is it simply an area not in...

Rik, in all the flurry of getting smaller pics to send to you guys for assessment I have lost my original Zerene Max image. I cant reproduce it because my Trial of Zerene ran out last night. Sorry.Can send a trial from Helicon or Affinity? Ouch he says ? let me know

Cheers hotrodder19