Anaea archidona wing section

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Anaea archidona wing section

Post by Craig Gerard »

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Canon 50D, Nikon 20x M Plan 210/0 ELWD Microscope Objective @210, (stacked in Zerene Stacker)

Some blown highlights and other blobs; but I liked the look of it.


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*edit: adjusted title

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Post by dmillard »

Thanks Craig -

A very high impact and enjoyable image! What is the butterfly?

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Post by Craig Gerard »

Thanks David,

I'll need to check on the name of the butterfly. I've had it in storage for some time - but I did not attach any info to the specimen after setting; so will need to check my records and delve into memory.

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Post by RogelioMoreno »

Beautiful, what kind of illumination did you use?

Rogelio

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Post by Charles Krebs »

Yes. beautiful!

One of my first impressions was that it really reminds me of certain chrysanthemum petals.

... so have we bid "good-bye" to augusthouse and "hello" to Craig...
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Post by Craig Gerard »

Rogelio,

The illumination was a fiber optic ringlight attached to the objective and half a 44mm ping pong ball for a diffuser. Some discussion regarding the ringlight Here. Slices were 6 micron. I did a stack using 2 micron increments but the six step gave a more desirable outcome in this instance.

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Post by Craig Gerard »

Thanks Charlie!

...yes, I've chosen to post under my name instead of using "augusthouse" 8)

Now, to track down the name of this butterfly.

Craig
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Post by Craig Gerard »

David wrote:
What is the butterfly?
Anaea archidona

I've adjusted the title of the post and added the name.

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Post by Cyclops »

Lovely shot! And nice to see Canon and nikon getting it together ;)
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Post by anvancy »

Very Beautiful.This is the first time I am seeing the details of the wings of a butterfly.

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