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bobfriedman

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Locust Borer Beetle
« on: September 22, 2015, 01:56:31 »
Nikon D800E ,Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x NA 0.14 200/0
220 stack iso100, RAYNOX TUBE 180mm bellows extension, 5mm objective extension - aprox 4.1x
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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2015, 01:41:18 »
Madness!  That detail is pretty incredible. I really like the lighting.

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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2015, 06:59:58 »
Amazing!
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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2015, 10:21:21 »
Stunning!
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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2015, 11:52:41 »
Ouch!
Phenomenal!
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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2015, 14:17:14 »
You seem to be getting in control of the lighting more and more efficiently: in addition to the details, the color of the subject is rendered increasingly better.  This looks gorgeous!
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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2015, 14:46:44 »
You seem to be getting in control of the lighting more and more efficiently: in addition to the details, the color of the subject is rendered increasingly better.  This looks gorgeous!

thank you akira... turns out much depends on the cooperation of the subject  ;)
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Re: Locust Borer Beetle
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2015, 15:51:36 »
A profile, nice.
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