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Challenge: Extended Free Study 2025-01 (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro MF
Location: Home
Date: Jan 15, 2025
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2025

 It's 23 degrees outside and my dog found this wasp in the house. Male wasps die when the weather gets cold. The queen wasp finds a warm place and goes into hibernation for the next year. This is a stacked image of 143 individual photos.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 24
Avg (all users): 6.8519
Avg (participants): 6.8462
Avg (non-participants): 6.8571
Views since voting: 119
Views during voting: 50
Votes: 27
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 02/24/2025 01:56:39 PM
Originally posted by Lydia:
Hi Larry.

I'm sorry to say that she looked dead to me with the way her antennae is drooping... so... I only gave it a six during voting.

Everyone else loved it! Ha! It must be me...


Not dead but I had cooled her down in the refrigerator to slow her down for the pictures!

Message edited by author 2025-02-24 15:28:06.
 02/24/2025 10:15:57 AM
Oh! And she also should shave her mustache and beard a bit while she has the time. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/24/2025 10:15:14 AM
Hi Larry.

I'm sorry to say that she looked dead to me with the way her antennae is drooping... so... I only gave it a six during voting.

Everyone else loved it! Ha! It must be me...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2025 02:39:19 PM
Originally posted by GolferDDS:
Originally posted by roz:
brilliant macro Larry .. loving all the details ..
and congratulations on the 4th place .. :)

and thanks for the info on the wasps .. i'm always eager to find out more about our little friends in the insect/arachnid/etc world ..

and btw .. when i do a stack i submit all of them to the sc for validation .. but i dont think i've had more than 9 or 10 ..
i'm interested to know whether you'd have to submit all 143 or just a few for sc to get an idea .. ?? ..

and more questions .. lol .. what program do you use to stack .. ?? ..
i used to do everything manually up till only a few months ago .. then i found bracketing on my camera .. talk about a game changer .. :)


Hi Roz,
Thank you for your comment. I downloaded the images into Lightroom. I export the chosen images as a category to the desktop and then import them into Photoshop where there is a process for photostacking the jpegs using "Scripts-load files into stack then Edit-Auto Blend. The final image is then edited as desired. There are tutorials in You Tube on how to do this. I used an inexpensive photo rail for taking the images although there is an in camera setting for this I have not tried but plan to soon.
I submitted 5 of the stacked images (about 1 every 25 captures) for validation. I think SC can get what they need from this. I will wait to see if they need any more information.


thanks for all the information Larry .. so interesting ..
i've never used tripods or photo rails .. i honestly don't now how ppl do it when insects can fly away at the drop of a hat .. so hats off to you .. !! .. lol ..
i'll be checking this out when i next do a focus stack .. "Scripts-load files into stack then Edit-Auto Blend." ..
thanks again and have an excellent week .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2025 02:22:01 PM
Originally posted by roz:
brilliant macro Larry .. loving all the details ..
and congratulations on the 4th place .. :)

and thanks for the info on the wasps .. i'm always eager to find out more about our little friends in the insect/arachnid/etc world ..

and btw .. when i do a stack i submit all of them to the sc for validation .. but i dont think i've had more than 9 or 10 ..
i'm interested to know whether you'd have to submit all 143 or just a few for sc to get an idea .. ?? ..

and more questions .. lol .. what program do you use to stack .. ?? ..
i used to do everything manually up till only a few months ago .. then i found bracketing on my camera .. talk about a game changer .. :)


Hi Roz,
Thank you for your comment. I downloaded the images into Lightroom. I export the chosen images as a category to the desktop and then import them into Photoshop where there is a process for photostacking the jpegs using "Scripts-load files into stack then Edit-Auto Blend. The final image is then edited as desired. There are tutorials in You Tube on how to do this. I used an inexpensive photo rail for taking the images although there is an in camera setting for this I have not tried but plan to soon.
I submitted 5 of the stacked images (about 1 every 25 captures) for validation. I think SC can get what they need from this. I will wait to see if they need any more information.
 02/23/2025 01:18:59 PM
brilliant macro Larry .. loving all the details ..
and congratulations on the 4th place .. :)

and thanks for the info on the wasps .. i'm always eager to find out more about our little friends in the insect/arachnid/etc world ..

and btw .. when i do a stack i submit all of them to the sc for validation .. but i dont think i've had more than 9 or 10 ..
i'm interested to know whether you'd have to submit all 143 or just a few for sc to get an idea .. ?? ..

and more questions .. lol .. what program do you use to stack .. ?? ..
i used to do everything manually up till only a few months ago .. then i found bracketing on my camera .. talk about a game changer .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2025 11:30:29 PM
Oh man never guessed this was yours! Brilliant crop and detail. Glad it's you and not me submitting the originals ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2025 09:29:27 PM
Congratulations, Wonderful detail and sharpness where needed.
looks a little angry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2025 09:09:59 PM
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Message edited by author 2025-02-22 21:11:16.
 02/22/2025 09:09:59 PM
Originally posted by glad2badad:
"This is a stacked image of 143 individual photos."
What?! Dang dude. I think you need to submit all of them for validation. LOL


:( !
 02/22/2025 05:05:35 PM
"This is a stacked image of 143 individual photos."
What?! Dang dude. I think you need to submit all of them for validation. LOL
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2025 04:27:16 AM
AmaZing deTail!

Should ribbon for sure!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2025 03:25:50 AM
Is this real? It has a very plastic feel to it.
 02/15/2025 10:41:03 AM
Wow! Really well done macro!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/15/2025 12:36:10 AM
It looks very red, 6


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