Is the picture of the wasp up on it's hind legs staged or was that captured in the field? The butterfly, Swallowtail?, is a nice shot...

All quite nice Kurt. Diffusion on Jewel Bug and Tiger Beetle is sublime, very well done!

Thank you Chris. I found illumination the most challenging part of running the stack and it was the main reason I had to redo it so many times. I'm starting to get a handle on good illumination strategies. Vivtar, I have is a Nikon mount. I got it at the local camera store off the repurpose table. A...

Thanks Michael, Yes the bristles were a real pain, particularly with the contrast halo build up around the edges. I tried to correct this in Zerene with DMap but there was too much detail loss. I ended up doing tedious layer blends in PS. The 10X is on my list, just need to find a good copy at a rea...

Thank you Liuto, I appreciate your comments.

liuto wrote:Fantastic work, it really has nice detail and lighting!

Hi Mike, First of all Thank you for the comments. Hi A-PeeR I know how you feel. I too started a while back, but I am trying to STILL get my first good shot, worthy of some positive feedback. It all seems so easy; we know what we want to capture, but execution is pretty darn tough. Keep at it you'll...

Thank you Lothar, it was nice to read that you enjoyed the photos.

I started down this high magnification stacking road 1.5 years ago and I've finally accumulated enough bits and pieces to put together a decent rig which is allowing me to go beyond the 5:1 of my MP-E 65. Had I realized it was going to take so much effort I'm not sure I would have embarked on the jo...

Excellent detail and interesting subject matter Hermann.

Took these photos this past weekend at the Texas A&M Extension Services' gardens. I had never seen a Lubber before. I got my fill as the critters were all over the place. As I shot macro around the gardens, the crunching of plant matter was a constant reminder of their presence. All shots with Sigma...

It's a finite objective get the bellows ready... Infinite objectives have the Infinity ∞ symbol on them. Thank you so much! You know if this lens gives good results? I have not used the 10x BD but have read it gives good results. I have the 20x and 40x BD ELWD. The images are sharp but there ...

These are nicely done Laurie. I'll have to keep my eyes open for spore heads when I'm out in the field...

Shots look a little hot on my end. You could have probably kicked down the ISO to 100.

This is a good shot. Nice illumination, glare off the spittle is well managed. Nice shot Ken.

Monarchs and milkweed, it doesn't get much better than that. Thanks for sharing Carol...