Thanks so much Rik I was confident that you would have the answer. I will try your suggested solution and see if this resolves the matter. Many thanks Terry I have followed Rik's advice above but had to drill a 4.5mm hole ind the black card disc and the resulting image is shown below. It certainly c...

I do not post regularly because I am not in the same league as some of the fantastic photographers on this forum. However, I have a question to ask which I am sure some of the experts will be able to help me with. I have recently been photographing a Green Metal Wing Damselfly The project involved a...

Following my post last week about problems using the Nikon Objective with my rig. The valued advice that I received was the plane of the camera and the subject my not have been setup correctly. I was also using a Canon 1D MkIV and it was suggested that I use mirror lockup. I forgot to mention that I...

Thanks Pau
Sorry for the error and thanks for correcting it.
Terry

Many thanks to everyone that has replied, I can see that I am on a steep learning curve. However, onward and upward. I will apply all of the advice given and report back. To Rik Littlefield and Pau many thanks for the full critique and suggested changes. I knew that you would have the answers. Once ...

Thanks Marcepstein
I agree the 1D MK4 suits my needs to date very well and if I sold it I would get little for it. Thanks again

Dear Photomicrographers – Can you help me please? For some years I have been a member but in recent years I have not had the courage to post my images. Until now I have concentrated on “extreme macro” work with insects and have done most of my work with either a Canon EOS 1D Mk4 (full frame) or a Ca...

For some years I have been a member but in recent years I have not had the courage to post my images. Until now I have concentrated on “extreme macro” work with insects and have done most of my work with either a Canon EOS 1D Mk4 (full frame) or a Canon M6 Mk2 (cropped frame) The lenses I have used ...

Thanks Frank
I will try and upload another image later this week.
Thanks for looking
Terry

Whoops - should have thought of that.
The specimen is still in place so will try and post an image later this week.
Thanks for your reply
Terry

Whilst I have been a member on these forums for a few years I have not made many posts - so here goes. I thought this was a common house fly when I caught it and "stilled" it with ethyl acetate. However on taking the macro stack shots I can now see that it has white bands across its back, Can anyone...

Thanks Chris and Yawns Sorry for the slow response, I have been out of circulation for a few days. I am not a photoshop expert but am trying various techniques similar to your suggestions. I am also getting better results with the coloured backgrounds, as suggested by Yawns above, but there is still...

Rik Yes you had interpreted my question correctly and it is good to know that Post Processing with "Replace Colours" or other Photoshop colour ch angling techniques is not the answer. I have seen very pleasing and artistic images on this site and wanted to know how it is done. Yawns Thanks for your ...

Thanks Pizzazz
All advice is welcome and I will try your suggestions.
Thanks for responding

I think that I caused confusion with my last post because of my inexperience, so have deleted it and started again. I have been practising stacked shots for some time and invariably use a white or black background. However I notice that the better images on this site have interesting and complimenta...