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[tpe]

thanks for looking

tim

 

[InTheViewFinder]

Wow! Is it an insect?

 

[kundalini]

Wow. Kinda a Mother of Pearl look to the wings or whatever part they are.

 

[Darksyde]

Wow, how the hell did ya get so close.

 

[abraxas]

That's so intense. Those colors are great- and detail!

 

[Lrg]

WOW sick colors! so much details! i love it!

 

[tpe]

Thanks very much for the very kind words all. It is a bit of a cheat as it is done with a microscope lens attached to a dSLR (but a lot cheaper than a 5x macro lens), and then lots of pictures added together to improve the DOF.

There is a little explanation on how to do it here if anyone wants to try the same.

http://www.scientificillustration.net/focus_stacking.html

tim