Stack of 101 images, 2,5X magnification.
Laowa ultra macro lens 25mm 2,5-5X
Wemacro rail
ISO 100, 1/125. f/2,8
Flash and homemade diffusers
Stacked in Helicon Focus and retouched in Photoshop.
Yesterday evening I decided, while the weather was good to get out and try to do some macroshots. And then miraculously I found a little (5mm long) cuckoo wasp asleep on a long grass. So I've done various numbers of handheld focus stacking and achieved some great results like this one which I'm...
A dog flea,
Difficult subject to photograph due to the size.
Stack of 70 images aprox.
Helicon Focus & Photoshop
1/180, ISO 200
Automatic rail
7x magnification
Laowa ultra macro lens 25mm + extension tubes
Here's a little Australian Native Stingless Bee I found on a Camelia in my backyard. These little guys are about 5mm in size and don't sit still for long!!
Gear | Sony A7II | Laowa 25mm f2.8 2.5x-5x Ultra Macro Lens |
Settings | 25mm | f/5.6 | 1/60sec | ISO 400 | Magnification 3.5x |
A Sylphidae, magnification 3X.
Laowa ultra macro lens.
Flash & homemade diffusers
ISO 100
1/180
Stack of 85 images in Helicon Focus
Retouched in Photoshop
This invader, despite its cute appearance, has been jeopardizing the local ladybug species.
90 images app stacked in Helicon Focus
Steps 35 um
1/180 f/4, ISO 100
Laowa ultra macro lense 25mm
2 flash + diffusers
Final retouching in Photoshop
1/180
f/4
ISO 100
Magnification 7X
At this magnification, the depth of field is almost non-existent, so you have to use a technique called "Focus Stacking", as the objectives used (can be
specialized objectives such as Canon MPE65, or Laowa in my case, also many people use microscope lenses...
Stack of 80 images aproximatedly
Laowa Ultra macro lense
4x magnification
1/125, ISO 100, f/2.8
2 flashes
Home made difusser
Stacked in Helicon Focus
Retouched in Photoshop