Myrmica ants in a clinch - focus stack

geddy · Post by **geddy** » Tue May 08, 2012 11:50 am

I think ants of the Myrmica genus are highly photogenic. This setup took a lot of patience while fiddling with tiny needles...really can drive you crazy.

Equipment: Canon 7D, Nikon BD Plan 5x, Flash
30um stepping, 64 images, Zerene PMax

Eric F · Post by **Eric F** » Wed May 09, 2012 7:59 am

Ouch!! Great photo!

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:16 am

Great detail and illumination, almost darkfield. I like it a lot. But both the black background and unnatural light may prevent IMO any natural action sense of the image.

Keifer · Post by **Keifer** » Thu May 10, 2012 1:43 pm

A very nice image indeed. How long did it actually take to set up?

johan · Post by **johan** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:14 pm

Outstanding to get the pose like that. Would have driven me spare, hat off to you sir.

crisarg · Post by **crisarg** » Sat May 12, 2012 12:52 pm

Excellent, really worth the time spent for this project!

abpho · Post by **abpho** » Sat May 12, 2012 2:18 pm

I know what you mean about the tiny needles. Very nice image. Well done.

Rylee Isitt · Post by **Rylee Isitt** » Sat May 12, 2012 3:20 pm

Absolutely photogenic - the texture of the exoskeleton is great!

Nicely done - your patience paid off!

DQE · Post by **DQE** » Sat May 12, 2012 4:15 pm

Mind-boggling fine detail on the ants' surfaces!

Remarkable as a studio project, very well executed.