Thanks for sharing your nice pictures and interesting stories!

Thank for kind comments,
MarkSturtevant and hayath !
I appreciate it.

Guido, don't worry about asking. Sorry for answering so late but I have been away from computer for 12 days. My camera, Olympus OM-D5 mk II, when set to focus bracketing takes a fast row of single pictures (JPG or Raw), around 10 frames per second while changing the focus a tiny bit between each cap...

Thanks for your comment, Dalantech! With drifting clouds the light was changing fast. Diffusion is certainly a very good idea in harsh light. I always carry a piece of white diffusion plastic in my photo bag for use in sun light. Unfortunately I am no longer able to hold it perfect steady with one h...

Thanks Guido! I used in-camera focus-bracketing and made the stack afterwards with Zerene Stacker. Although I could not see any movements during the bracketing, some of the spines on the legs moved a little. I had to do some retouching to remove "double spines", an easy task in Zerene. In fact I mad...

The mother guards her offspring seen behind the web in lower left corner. The lady jumped into invisibility when I arrived with the photo gear. She had already lost one leg. I had to wait more than 10 minutes before she showed up to see what happened. With all eight eyes. Pisaura_mirabilis_PSV_13jul...

It looks as if the desigers and optical engeneers have been busy lately. According to the new roadmap we can anticipate some interesting stuff before they are being "rationalized and optimized" by their new owners. Especially a new Pro macro lens in the 100mm area will be interesting for people read...

I can't see the picture. Problems with uploading?
EDIT: Sorry, it was just very delayed. Not your fault.
Nice picture

Thanks for your work on this.
Looking forward to get rid of horizontal scrolling infinity text lines.
Nice looking design with easy navigation.

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Beautiful. The stereo really adds to the picture.

Fascinating image with impressive depth in stereo.

A post further down on the Twitter page says:
" ... this siphonophore’s outer ring measured in at 15m (49ft) diameter, so just that ring *alone* seems to be approximately 47m (154ft)!"

Is it correct to suspect that Topaz Sharpen AI has a key role in making sharp pictures at effective f:66?

I am really surprised with the capability of this software.
I have experienced what looked like minor miracles with shaken pictures.

If it should be fast and easy I would make two stacks: One where only the nearest part was sharp, another with the distant part sharp. I don't think it is possible to express depth separation in one picture when everything is sharp.

I really like when an extreme macro photo looks as if an ordinary 0.02 mm tall photographer has taken an picture with his ordinary 0.001 mm big camera. No problems, just a good photo.