Portrait...

coker
Posted 25/09/2019 - 11:57 Link
...of a Hawthorn Shield Bug.

K5, M50 f1.7 reversed on M200 f4.
AF280T diffused flash.
Stack of 27 @f4 on the 50mm, focused on the 200mm.
Combine ZP.
Elements 11.

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Copy layer, converted to mono, high pass filtered, then hard light blended with original.

Any thoughts you may have will be most welcome,
thanks for looking.

Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Lubbyman
Posted 25/09/2019 - 14:08 Link
Impressive face, impressive picture.

Sometimes it seems that the smaller the subject, the greater the effort needed for getting a top rank image. And presumably you were up to your eyeballs in a hawthorn bush when taking this?

Steve
coker
Posted 25/09/2019 - 17:19 Link
Cheers, Steve.

But of course!

Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Edited by coker: 25/09/2019 - 17:22
pschlute
Posted 25/09/2019 - 17:50 Link
Lubbyman wrote:
Impressive face

.....that only a mother could love
Daronl
Posted 25/09/2019 - 20:49 Link
Super skill
Daronl
cardiffgareth
Posted 25/09/2019 - 22:14 Link
pschlute wrote:
Lubbyman wrote:
Impressive face

.....that only a mother could love


Impressive macro
Gareth Williams ARPS

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coker
Posted 25/09/2019 - 23:02 Link
Thanks everyone!

Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!

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