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A close look at a couple of crickets.

Field cricket.
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Ringneck cricket
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Exceptional shots both capture and presentation. Are you able to share your basic approach and equipment setup fpr these shots, or point to a reference guide?
Thank you
 
Exceptional shots both capture and presentation. Are you able to share your basic approach and equipment setup fpr these shots, or point to a reference guide?
Thank you
I use a Nikon D750. The top shot is taken with a Nikon 105mm macro + extension tube. The ringneck is shot using a bellows with a 5X microscope objective. Focus stacked manually and processed with Helicon software. Illumination is two V860 flashes with DIY diffusion using tracing paper. You may want to check out Allan Walls videos for great tips and techniques. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3N1BvkmnYWqa3SSthhzReA/videos
 
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I use a Nikon D750. The top shot is taken with a Nikon 105mm macro + extension tube. The ringneck is shot using a bellows with a 5X microscope objective. Focus stacked manually and processed with Helicon software. Illumination is two V860 flashes with DIY diffusion using tracing paper. You may want to check out Allan Walls videos for great tips and techniques. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3N1BvkmnYWqa3SSthhzReA/videos
Thank you for the specifics and the quick response. I will check out the info provided. I have both a D750 with 105mm Micro, extension tubes and a TC14EIII plus a Z6 with the MC 105 Micro and extension tubes. Maybe will "play" as the weather improves.
 
Excellent photos. I prefer the first shot with the staging and background a more complete representation. But the second one at five x will be hard to unsee. Great job.
 
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