A Real Louse !!!

georgedingwall · Post by **georgedingwall** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:37 am

Hi all,

After all of the testing with my new home made focussing rail, here's an image of a Woodlouse made using the new setup.

Its taking quite a bit of getting used to, but I'm enjoying finding out about it.

D200
Nikon 35mm Lens inverted
Home made focussing rail
Flash
Stacked in Helicon Focus
Finished in Photoshop.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:31 pm

looks like it is working super George. Very interesting Head study...the eyes look very 3D.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:03 pm

Kind of reminds me of the WWI Doughboys in away. An interesting shot, with lots of great details. Nice work there George, thanks!

nephiliim · Post by **nephiliim** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:53 pm

Looks like the mine sweepers I have seen, think tey where from WWII, but I am not sure. I believe they where modified Mark I's but don't pin me down on that.

Do you have an article about how you made the rail?? I have been thinking of making one for quite a while now, but can't find the right info on it.

Cool shot, great on the deatil for this scale m8.

All the best,

Tom B

PeglegOS · Post by **PeglegOS** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:49 pm

LUKE......I am your FATHER......

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:50 pm

PeglegOS wrote:LUKE......I am your FATHER......

Hehe

really looks like a Darth Vader's mask.

georgedingwall · Post by **georgedingwall** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:24 am

Hi Tom,

nephiliim wrote:Do you have an article about how you made the rail??

Tom B

I have to go along with the Darth Vader look-alike comments.

I don't have a specific article on how I made the rail, but I made a couple of posts in the technical discussions forum which gives some detail of what I did.

http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... .php?t=239
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... .php?t=271

If there's anything specific you want to know I'd be glad to help. I based my setup on Rik Littlefield's rail system, so it might be useful to look at his setup too.

http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... light=#560

May the force be with you.

salden · Post by **salden** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:47 pm

Yep, it is Darth Vader. Good capture.