Hello all! I have not been around POTN much lately, but that doesn't mean I haven't been out at 5:00 am hunting insects : D Below are some recent natural-light focus stacks and a few flash-lit shots/stacks. Hope you enjoy!
35-shot natural-light stack made in the early morning:
22-shot natural-light stack made in the early morning. Subject: leafhopper:
38-shot natural-light stack made in the early morning. Subject: Bernadino Blue (Euphilotes bernardino):
49-shot natural-light stack made in the early morning. Subject: red-shouldered leaf beetle (Saxinis sp.):
54-shot natural-light stack made in the early morning. Subject: crab spider (probably Tmarus sp.):
6-shot, handheld, flash-lit focus stack. Subject: possibly carpenter ant:
2-shot handheld, flash-lit focus stack. Subject: scarab beetle
And for those who don't like bugs, here is a 35-shot, natural-light stack of a few flowers from an Italian Heather plant (Erica ventricosa):
