Insect Portraits

[Silver Eagle]

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[birdied]

Excellent series

 

[Rose]

These are great! I really like the blue bug.

 

[Gillholm]

Truly fantastic photos Gilles!

 

[Ralph]

Unbelievable!!

 

[DebA.]

These are all amazing!

 

[Gottshotz]

Crystal clear with astonishing detail--can I ask what setup you used for these ?

 

[Steve]

Seriously great stacking!

 

[Callie]

Pure Magic!

 

[PhilM]

Beautiful work, Gilles.

 

[Silver Eagle]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

 

[Silver Eagle]

These are great! I really like the blue bug.

Thank you, Rose. It's a six spotted Tiger Beetle. They have some pretty impressive mandibles and a serrated mouth, but, apparently, their bite is barely noticeable. I have not tested the hypothesis!. lol

 

[Silver Eagle]

Crystal clear with astonishing detail--can I ask what setup you used for these ?

Thanks, Gottshotz.

I used a Nikon D750 for all my shots. For the extreme Macro, I use Canon bellows with a Nikon mount and a 4X microscope objective. For still-life, I mostly use the Nikkor 105mm Macro and extension tubes. For Outdoor shots, I prefer my 180mm Tamron Macro. It allows me to work a bit further from my subjects. Focus stacking is done with the Helicon Focus software.

 

[Gottshotz]

Thanks, Gottshotz.

I used a Nikon D750 for all my shots. For the extreme Macro, I use Canon bellows with a Nikon mount and a 4X microscope objective. For still-life, I mostly use the Nikkor 105mm Macro and extension tubes. For Outdoor shots, I prefer my 180mm Tamron Macro. It allows me to work a bit further from my subjects. Focus stacking is done with the Helicon Focus software.

Thanks Gilles for the info --- I haven't really done any indoor macro work, preferring to study butterflies outside in their environment for which I am currently using a d850 with Nikkor macro 105mm, sometimes with the TC 1.4 for more "wriggle" room ---however, I have found the D850 to be less forgiving than the D750 I used previously. I am looking foward to seeing what the new Z s cameras might be like for this niche of photography with their IBIS and improved ? AF ability (the extra exspeed processor must be there for a reason !).

 

[Yezdi]

What a series....awesome shots with great details.

 

[Icarus]

Spectacular series. Love the compound eye detail.