i noticed there are some focus stacking micro four-thirds shooters in here

[GatoMoteado]

i shot this longhorn beetle here in tres rios, cartago, costa rica with my lumix GH4 and olympus 60mm f/2.8 macro using the 4k post focus functionality of the camera to build the stack.....probably 100 images in the stack (i don't remember exactly) stitched together using helicon:

[2naSalit]

1. Holy cow!

[GatoMoteado]

2. hahahaha.....

....i never knew bugs were so hairy until i started doing 1:1 and higher magnification macro shots of them!

[2naSalit]

3. ALl I have to work with...

Is a point and shoot with a 42x optical but it takes some nice shots. I don't do stacking or anything of that sort, digital is so vast that I am at a loss as to where to start. I really appreciate that technique as the results are phenomenal. Nice photos, I saw a couple others you posted, very nice.

[GatoMoteado]

4. which camera do you have?

if you have any questions about how to do something specific, just ask and i'll help if i can. i'm not a pro, but i've been shooting off and on since about 1979.

[2naSalit]

5. Cool.

I have a Nikon Coolpix P510. Had it for several years. I used to take a bunch of pictures every day, I have quite a lot on file to work with, but I haven't been into it for a while. I moved and it's not as inspiring here all the time like my last place was.

[GatoMoteado]

6. nice....that's actually called a bridge camera

...it's a camera somewhere between a P&S and a DSLR or mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses. they take great pictures. you have a lot of range with that zoom.

[2naSalit]

7. I needed it.

I worked around large landscape and wildlife plus I just love flowers, which where my macro comes in, and sometimes just messing around. I couldn't carry a lot of camera along so that had to be it, I am still happy with it. I had a Cannon AE1 for a long time before digital came along and my first digital was a Powershot S10, I think. Takes amazing macros for novices but it has no eyepiece and the monitor is fixed. And a Cannon EOS40D, sort of a hybrid, the lenses are manual. I don't use it much but I took some fantastic RAW shots of a forest fire once upon a time. And some pictographs in Utah with it, those turned out nice.

I started out with 35mm and process cameras used in publishing, decades ago. Film was costly so I was happy when digit showed up. I can take all the chances I want and it costs nothing for the throwaways. I love that part. I have toyed with the idea of editing so I feel that coming on in the next few months. It's going to be a long winter.

[GatoMoteado]

8. nice....i'd love to see some of your shots

[2naSalit]

9. I have to find a hosting site first...

I've been putting it off for, I don't know why, but I should post some of them. I was participating in our photo contests for a while but photobucket went weird and I just haven't done it yet.

[GatoMoteado]

10. flickr is pretty good.....you can upload full res images

that's what i use the most right now....it's free

[intrepidity]

11. Holy cow indeed!

These are impressive photos you're posting, please continue.

I love this macro wildlife stuff!

[GatoMoteado]

14. thanks...

...it was one of my early attempts at focus stacking and i was less concerned with composition. but it's a good example of what you can do. there are people who are doing much more incredible work with this type of macro shooting.

[MichaelSoE]

12. My jaw is on the floor

Opened it in a separate tab to see the full image (1543 x 2048) and I suggest others should get into that habit also.

[GatoMoteado]

15. this one was done outside in sunlight...

...i'm not sure how the background went all yellow (i was shooting down toward the ground), but i'm assuming it was WB that could have been adjusted, but i liked it so i kept it that way.

[Callalily]

13. OH WOW!

[GatoMoteado]

16. thank you!

[HAB911]

17. Astounding

[GatoMoteado]

18. thank you!