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Focus Stacked Macro #228 - Extreme close-up of wasp's head

2022-04-19-23.00.15 Neo_hdr2.jpg Please click on any of the images to view at higher resolution

Focus stacked image created from 39 separate shots at F2.8, 1/4sec, ISO200.

  • Main image taken with the Olympus E-M1 III and 60mm macro lens with 2x converter and extension tubes
  • Stacked with Zerene Stacker
  • Edited with Capture One and Luminar Neo

More stacked shots of the same wasp. 2022-04-20-20.21.18 ZS retouched_hdr_1.jpg

2022-04-20-17.04.01 ZS retouched_hdr.jpg

2022-04-20-18.23.55 ZS retouched_hdr.jpg

Below are links to my focus stacking macro photography tutorial. Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Preparing Insects Part 3 Preparing Flowers Part 4 Equipment Part 5 Shooting the stack Part 6 Processing the stack Part 7 Editing the stack Part 8 Final Summary

Thanks for taking a look at my photography @brianhphotos

Comments · 7

  • @bbphotography(68)· 1483d

    Excellent images and tutorials (and videos). This is a discipline I have never tried, pretty much because its something I couldn't get my brain round how it worked. You have helped de-mystify the process for me. Thank you

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  • @ridor5301(75)· 1484d

    wow it looks so amazing and sharp details...

  • @vikar(72)· 1484d

    some of your close-up shots are amazing, everything is perfect, the details are very clear,

  • @jasonmunapasee(77)· 1484d

    It's absolutely perfect.

  • @dayat92(62)· 1485d

    Hello my brother, where should I learn how to photograph animals like this. This is really amazing

  • @qurator(81)· 1485d

    Manually curated by EwkaW from the @qurator Team. Keep up the good work!