Butterfly scales with two different Nikon 40x objectives

[JH]

Yesterday and today I was using two different microscope objectives first an infinite Nikon 40x ELWD.



Then I used a finite Nikon M plan apo 40x



For the cropped stereo I did some more processing in Photoshop that I do not usually do because a single picture looks over sharpened, but I did this with the intention to make the stereo “cleaner” to look at.



Best regards
Jörgen Hellberg

[Adalbert]

Hi Jörgen
Nice, the second one very, very nice.
What is the small white, gear wheel?
BR, ADi

[JH]

Hi Jörgen
Nice, the second one very, very nice.
What is the small white, gear wheel?
BR, ADi

Thanks Adalbert!
It is a pollen grain.
I have little more information about the photos at my webpage.
Best regards
Jörgen Hellberg

[rjlittlefield]

Both stereos are wonderful.

I often apply more sharpening to my stereos too, and for the same reason: having more crisp detail makes them lock up better.

--Rik

[Sumguy01]

Very nice.
Thanks for sharing.

[Olympusman]

The stereos are fantastic!. Especially the pollen grain shot.

Mike

[JH]

Thanks for the nice words!
For those that wants to take photos of butterfly scales I mostly recommend plan apo lenses. But since those tends to have a short WD, fluor and other lenses can be used. I also recomend using a microscope with EPI light possibilities.
Best regards
Jörgen Hellberg