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Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:53 am
by kit1980
Rove beetle antenna, 50x objective, focus stack of ~20 photos.

Image

Re: Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:18 am
by 75RR
Nice detail! Have you attempted photographing it using a dark background? I think it might work well.

Have a look at this: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3295&p=29145#p29145
and this
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3313&p=29345#p29345

Re: Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:12 am
by MichaelG.
What an astonishing structure ... it almost looks 'assembled' rather than grown.

Must learn more about these rove beetles !

MichaelG.

Re: Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:15 pm
by rnabholz
That structure blows me away! Who knew that it looked like that?

Great detail and stack.

I agree with 75, a dark background would be an interesting image as well.

Nicely done Kit.

Re: Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:39 am
by KurtM
Wow, I wasn't expecting THAT. :shock: Beautiful and fascinating image, thanks for posting! 8-)

Re: Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:59 am
by GaryB
That is quite astounding, what an magnificent structure :shock:

Re: Rove beetle antenna 50x

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:08 pm
by MichaelG.
You set me off on a voyage of discovery, Kit

At last I have found something which takes us beyond your wonderful optical image:
http://cronodon.com/BioTech/Insects_antenna.html

The second photo is a montage, and it merits careful study !

MichaelG.