This is an aphid photographed using dark-field lighting at 40x total magnification; I used 19 images in the focus stack. Just another beastie to look forward to this Spring; well, if you're a ladybug or an ant that is. And one thing I learned about aphids -- I had no idea that they have dual exhaust! Simply amazing!
As always let me know what you think.
Aphid in dark-field
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Pat Thielen
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Aphid in dark-field
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- Plan 4x 0.1, Dark-Field, 19 image focus stack, Nikon d810, Photoshop CC, slide purchased from Carolina Scientific
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Pat Thielen
Motic BA310, C & A Scientific Premiere SMZ-07, Swift Eleven-Ninety, Swift FM-31, Bausch & Lomb VM349, Olympus CHA
Nikon d810
Motic BA310, C & A Scientific Premiere SMZ-07, Swift Eleven-Ninety, Swift FM-31, Bausch & Lomb VM349, Olympus CHA
Nikon d810
Re: Aphid in dark-field
Great, detailed image... Thanks for sharing...
BillT
BillT
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Pat Thielen
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- Joined: Sun May 08, 2016 5:02 am
- Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Re: Aphid in dark-field
billbillt wrote:Great, detailed image... Thanks for sharing...
BillT
Thanks! That's what stacking is for!
Pat Thielen
Motic BA310, C & A Scientific Premiere SMZ-07, Swift Eleven-Ninety, Swift FM-31, Bausch & Lomb VM349, Olympus CHA
Nikon d810
Motic BA310, C & A Scientific Premiere SMZ-07, Swift Eleven-Ninety, Swift FM-31, Bausch & Lomb VM349, Olympus CHA
Nikon d810
Re: Aphid in dark-field
Even live active aphids can be photographed for a stack, since they often stand perfectly still for many minutes.
Re: Aphid in dark-field
Hi Pat, great to have you back!
Very nice image too, makes the eye explore for the details therein. Nicely done!
John B. (Looking forward to more of your always interesting adventures.)
Very nice image too, makes the eye explore for the details therein. Nicely done!
John B. (Looking forward to more of your always interesting adventures.)
John B