[PIC_THREAD] All Things Macro, Micro

Ali195

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Instead of posting in the other one for wildlife, thought a dedicated thread for macro was needed.

Below Nikon Z6 II with Laowa 100mm f2.8 2X Ultra Macro. Flower from our garden, as usual no idea what it is :cry:.

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This little g*t was probably the one who ate all my brussel sprout leaves last year :mad:.
Not so cute when you get a good look. Was in the house this week so quickly got the gear ready.

It was kind enough to stay still for some so so stacking before LED light bothered that huge eye of it (barf.gif).

Nikon Z6 II with Laowa 100mm f2.8 2X Ultra Macro.

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adrichardson81 said:
Incredible work! I can't imagine how much work that must have taken. Was it just natural light?
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Thank you! LED light on it's left hand side, maxed out. Such a pity the cat squashed it's face in, I wanted a front centred shot. Got the urge to shoot insects right now, misses is out tomorrow to may go garden hunting with small net and judo chop to the neck.
 
With my trusty net, cat and a bit of luck i've been on the hunt again. 2nd one is abit nightmareish, not for the faint of heart.

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Bonus fly
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keenan said:
These are really fantastic! Were the all captured with the Laowa?
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Yep, all with the Laowa 100mm f2.8 2X Ultra Macro but for the insects a lot of extension tubes to increase magnification futher, some generic brand from the rainforest.

By far the best thing was a cheapo shutter release cable, saved a lot of shake/wait frustration using the touch screen or shutter button on camera.
 
Face was probably not much more than a couple of mm across, can see it's curled up probe for extracting nectar from plants.

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wee butterfly from the garden below is the specimen used:

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Dead Lavinder bud from the garden.
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It was already dead, and it's the head I was interested in. I add those for context on the macro subject, it's size in relation items around it, otherwise it can be rather abstract to what you're looking at.

I've also found some people are interested in how you took the photo, the setup, the process.
 
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Spent past couple of days building rig, really excited to try some different setups over the next weeks, a test shot from this evening, 200 stacked shots
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5X Mitutoyo Plan Apo Objective.
Novoflex tub with built in achromatic lens.
Adapter for Nikon Z6II
Two wooden sheets with anti-vibration pads inbetween.
Cheapo XYZ axis CNC trim is a life saver for tiny adjustments.
Cheapo Z extender bolted to top sheet of wood.
Some flashes.
Electric rail.



Bonus, unrelated, Crow shark tooth:
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