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A subject for macro tests

Perotis lugubris (Buprestidae) is a jewel beetle, amongst the largest species in Central Europe. Body...

Uploaded on Feb 21, 2012

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Rodenstock Rogonar-S 4/25 macro test

Detail of the body of a jewel beetle Perotis lugubris (Buprestidae). Dorsal view of the pronotum and...

Uploaded on Feb 16, 2012

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Trying out a new enlarger lens

Longhorn beetle Oberea oculata (Cermabycidae) . Body length: 16 mm. Focus stack of a dead, prepared...

Uploaded on Feb 15, 2012

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Tooth-nosed weevil

Coleoptera, Rhynchitidae. Body length: 4 mm. This beetle was prepared specifically for this focus...

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2012

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Flying away II

Oak Jewel Beetle Eurythyrea quercus (Buprestidae) male. Body length: 16 mm. Prepared insect, it is a...

Uploaded on Jan 26, 2012

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Flying away I

Eurythyrea quercus (Buprestidae) male. Prepared insect, it is a scene made in studio! Playing again...

Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012

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Gatekeeper ant portrait

Camponotus truncatus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) major worker. Length: 5 mm. The unusual head of this...

Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012

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Jewel in flight

Oak Jewel Beetle Eurythyrea quercus (Buprestidae) male. Length: 16 mm. Dead insect prepared for the...

Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012

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The Herald's head (test stack)

This image is a part of an enlarger lens test. The Minolta C.E.Rokkor 2.8/30 was attached on a...

Uploaded on Jan 19, 2012

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In front of me

Juniper Jewel Beetle Lamprodila festiva (Buprestidae). Length: 7mm (Dead, prepared insect photographed...

Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012

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Playing with the light

I am a big fan of diffusing the light when photographing insects. Most of the shiny subjects looks far...

Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012

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Minolta C.E.Rokkor 2.8/30 macro test

This enlarger lens was a pig in a poke, when found it on eBay did not find info how it works as a...

Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012

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Trachys scrobiculatus Kiesenwetter, 1857

Leaf miner jewel beetle (Buprestidae, Agrilinae, Trachini). Length: 2,35 mm. These tiny jewel...

Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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Studio lighting comparison (flash vs. LED)

Since I use two different lighting system for high magnification studio photography, was curious...

Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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Photomacrography equipment II

Here's the new building for high magnification studio photography. It has been tested already, my last...

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012

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Gall wasp (studio stack)

Biorhiza pallida (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) agamic female (prepared, dead specimen). Length: 6 mm Last...

Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011

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New tube lens test and long exposure comparison

I got a new objective, the Rodenstock Apo-Gerogon 9/150 enlarging lens. My friend John used the same...

Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011

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Boreus in studio

Boreus hyemalis (Mecoptera, Boreidae) Size: 3 mm. This stack made last winter when my Mitutoyo...

Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011

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