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

Hi A good comparison that shows that smaller steps are better! The first image with steps of 25 µm is hazy, cloudy and shows less details. The second image with steps of 10 µm, is clearer, sharper and shows more details. Steps with 5 µm would be even sharper and clearer and less sharpening would be ...

Hi Yien

Photographically and design wise a very good and clean work.
It is a pleasure to see your pictures.

Kurt

Hi Rik At 10:1 the gain in clarity in the image due to oversampling is small, with adjusted image processing it is larger and the loss of size in the image at 12.4x is large (20%), that's what I meant. colohanks equipment: "Nikon D810's …… a longer extension doesn't appear to impair image quality. A...