Hi It is always a pleasure to see the fruit stand of the Paper Moon Starflower. https://up.picr.de/44217779ph.jpg www.focus-stacking.ch/B/05571_00.JPG Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: LAOWA 100mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x Exposure time: Flash Aperture: 4 ISO: 64 Lighting: 2 flash units, YONGNUO YN560III Diff...

Hi The Antlion are larvae oft the Antlion lacewings. The funnels in the sand, which the larvae make to catch insects (ants), are often seen in our country, the imago only rarely. Here are some pictures of the Antlion lacewings. It's a mystery to me how this large Antlion lacewings got between the wi...

Hello Mark

Beautiful and interesting.
I like it very much!

Kurt

Hi They are also called Dead Head Hoverfly, or Deathkull Fly https://up.picr.de/43785471ug.jpg www.focus-stacking.ch/B/05520_00.JPG Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Laowa 25mm F 2.8, 2.5-5X Ultra Macro ISO: 64 Lighting: 4 flashes, YONGNUO YN560III Diffuser: White writing paper Shooting file format (RAW/JPG)...

Hi The mouthparts of the skull hover fly are well recognizable. https://up.picr.de/43775334yz.jpg www.focus-stacking.ch/B/05519_00.JPG Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Laowa 25mm F 2.8, 2.5-5X Ultra Macro ISO: 64 Lighting: 4 flashes, YONGNUO YN560III Diffuser: White writing paper Shooting file format (RAW/J...

Hi

This is what my lens hood looks like
Plastic lens cap with hole and Hi-tack flocked light trap material; self-adhesive
https://www.fpi-protostar.com/hitack.htm





Kurt

Hi See here: https://www.closeuphotography.com/laowa-25mm-macro-lens-test For 5X on full-frame, at the bottom of the report: 5.0x Lens lineup Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro (LA25) Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x / 0.14 Objective + Raynox DCR-150 208mm tube lens (M5X) The Laowa is not as sharp in the cen...

Hi
Probably strong light from the side, try a lens hood,
or lens shadowing.
Kurt

Hi Bart

Very good lighting and clean scales.
I like it very much.

Kurt

Hi Rik I surf with Firefox and I have installed the ADD-ONS, the online translator of Filipe Ps. It immediately translates the foreign languages with Google or Yandex while browsing, without opening a new tab. For me, this ADD-ONS is very useful. And for this text I used the site of www.deepl.com. W...

Hi

Here a detail of another flower of Arum maculatum,
a little bit bigger



Kurt

Hi Rik

Yes, the purple in the middle are the male anthers,
they are not fully open yet, but some pollen is already visible

Kurt

Hi Worldwide there are about 120 genera of the arum family (Araceae), most of them in the tropics. Here in Switzerland (Europe) there are only 5 genera, among them the arum (Arum maculatum) with its interesting flower. Here I have cut open the flower of a native Arum. Visible is the construction of ...

Hi Black or white background, which do you like better? From the side https://up.picr.de/43539151xe.jpg www.focus-stacking.ch/B/05483_00.JPG https://up.picr.de/43539175ru.jpg www.focus-stacking.ch/B/05480_00.JPG Frontal https://up.picr.de/43539211mz.jpg www.focus-stacking.ch/B/05484_00.JPG https://u...

Hi
This looks good, the light draws the hair very nicely.
Kurt