Bee wing

[Johann]

4x Objective - 6 image stack

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[IanW]

Very clear for 6 image stack. Smart lighting too!

[billbillt]

Very, very good!... Superb clarity and focus!... May I ask what was the lighting you used?..

BillT

[billben74]

A stunning shot of a bee wing.
Could I also pry for details. How have you mounted the wing? I assume in air, but any tricks or is it just on a silde?
Also your lighting is sublime....I would love to know how to do that....

[hkv]

Super shot! More details please!

[Johann]

Thanks for the feedback guys and thanks for noticing the lighting I used my trusted table tennis ball but with 2 small adjustments:

1. Used black plastic instead of glass slide to rest the wing on (in air not mounted)
2. I sanded down the bottom hole in the tabletennis ball so it sits flush with no stray light entering from below

I definitely want to look at getting brighter LED lights - my exposure times are long - 1 second with 200 ISO.

Here are a few pics of my setup:

Table tennis ball on black plastic:

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Light source - 2 x 3 Watt LEDs:

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Table tennis ball in action:

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I tried using table tennis bals over the lights itself - but found it did not work well for me at all:

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[billben74]

Thank you Johan.
That is very helpful.