Portrait of a Robber fly (id. ?; Diptera, Asilidae) from Indonesia, Bali I., Bedugul region, 1100-1300 m, Tamblingan lakes nature park (coll. specimen, January 2019).

Studio work with a staged specimen. Focus stack based on 60 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm5 (in cropped mode), FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-100, f/5.6, 1/13 sec, -0.7 step, diffused daylight.

Tags:   macro insect robberfly Sony A7R5 FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS zerene stacker focus stacking focus bracketing taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia Animalia taxonomy:phylum=Arthropoda Arthropoda taxonomy:subphylum=Hexapoda Hexapoda taxonomy:class=Insecta Insecta taxonomy:subclass=Pterygota Pterygota taxonomy:order=Diptera Diptera taxonomy:suborder=Brachycera Brachycera taxonomy:infraorder=Orthorrhapha Orthorrhapha taxonomy:superfamily=Asiloidea Asiloidea taxonomy:family=Asilidae Asilidae Roofvlieë วงศ์ แมลงวันหัวบุบ Łowikowate 食虫虻科 파리매과 Asilidés Rovflugor Ктыры טרפניים (זבוב טורף ) Mouches à toison Хищни мухи Raubfliegen Rovfluer Musės plėšrūnės Ασιλίδες Moscas-Predadoras Roofvliegen Pelli roupcovití Assassin Flies Robber Flies Ктыри ムシヒキアブ科 食蟲虻科 / 盜虻科 Волочницеві Ктиреві Moscas ladronas y asesinas petokärpäset rablólégyfélék Avcısinekgiller Muchárkovité taxonomy:common=Roofvlieë taxonomy:common=วงศ์ แมลงวันหัวบุบ taxonomy:common=Łowikowate taxonomy:common=食虫虻科 taxonomy:common=파리매과 taxonomy:common=Asilidés taxonomy:common=Rovflugor taxonomy:common=Ктыры taxonomy:common=טרפניים (זבוב טורף ) taxonomy:common=Mouches à toison taxonomy:common=Хищни мухи taxonomy:common=Raubfliegen taxonomy:common=Rovfluer

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Portrait of a Red-headed Cardinal beetle (Roodkopvuurkever, Pyrochroa serraticornis, Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae). Collection specimen found in Walenhoek (Belgium, Niel).

Studio work with a staged specimen. Focus stack based on 147 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm5 (in cropped mode), FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-100, f/5.6, 1/8sec, -1.0step, diffused daylight.

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First or second nymph of a Boxer Mantid (9 mm, possibly Oxypilus sp., Hymenopodidae, Mantodea) found near Dama riverulet at Okpara forest (12km SE of Parakou, Bénin; 8 April 2024).
Studio work with a staged specimen. Focus stack based on 206 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm5 (in cropped mode, then cropped 1:1) + Laowa CF 65mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x; ISO-100, f/4, 1/5sec, -1.0step, diffused daylight.

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Portrait of a Nicrophorus vespillo (Coleoptera, Silphidae). Found at Modave (Belgium, 15 June 1996, collection specimen).

Studio work with a staged specimen. Focus stack based on 101 images; assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Sony A7RM5 + Metabones adapter + Canon MP-E 65mm at 2x; ISO-100, f/6.3, 1/2s, -1step, diffused LED light (Nanlite).

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Morning stack of a Pelargonium with a female Orchard bee (Osmia cornuta). In the greenhouse (Boom, 26th March 2024).
Studio work with a live specimen. Focus stack based on 70 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm5 (cropped mode), FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/13sec, -1.0step, all natural diffused light.

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