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Dec 30, 2010 05:55 |  #1

I went out in the drizzle a couple of days ago to give my new MT-24EX a bit of a test. There's not much about these days, but I found a few things and also did a couple of stacks on some water droplets in the grass. Here are some of my best (and as I improve, some of them rank as my best macro work so far).

1. A three-shot stack of drops on a blade of grass.

IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-.jpg

2. Two shots this time on a drop on a clover leaf.
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3. A six-shot stack of a small cranefly.
IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small--4.jpg

4. For those new to focus stacking, here's the difference - the single shot focused on the eyes.
IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-7738.jpg

5. A single shot of a tiny spider, about 4mm bodylength, clambering around in the moss. If anyone has any idea about identity, or even whether it is immature or mature, I'd love to hear.
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6. A four-shot stack of globular springtail
Dicyrtomina saundersi.
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Dec 30, 2010 10:05 |  #2

Awesome




  
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Dec 30, 2010 10:53 |  #3

Especially love #1 and the last two!


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Dec 30, 2010 11:33 |  #4

i like them all.


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Dec 30, 2010 11:48 as a reply to  @ veloreality's post |  #5

Just curious...what happens if they move during a 3, 4, of 6 shot stack where you are focusing on different parts of the whole? Thanks, I'm still learning about this new hobby!


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Dec 30, 2010 13:04 |  #6

nice series




  
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Dec 31, 2010 01:41 |  #7

Lovely series !
Think you need to work on a bit of diffusion on the MT-24
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Dec 31, 2010 02:47 |  #8

sweet spider, I always think these tiddlers are juveniles but often get ID'd as adults.


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Jan 01, 2011 14:51 |  #9

Superb shots. #1 stands out for me here.


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Jan 04, 2011 14:41 |  #10

tarheeldragon wrote in post #11541665 (external link)
Just curious...what happens if they move during a 3, 4, of 6 shot stack where you are focusing on different parts of the whole? Thanks, I'm still learning about this new hobby!

If they move appreciably, that's the end of the stack. That's why the spider was a single shot, as he never stood still, and the small springtail has blurred legs, because I was just about to complete the stack by focusing on the end of his legs when he moved.


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Jan 04, 2011 14:44 |  #11

LordV wrote in post #11545756 (external link)
Lovely series !
Think you need to work on a bit of diffusion on the MT-24
Brian V.

Thanks Brian (and all others who've commented), I wanted to see how it looked "bare" first - I guess I'll have to try a few homemade designs.


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Jan 04, 2011 20:34 |  #12

Nice series....that spider is really nice looking.


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