Teasing my next Smugmug update, "I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille" -- Yellow Jacket wasp.

[AndyS]

Got a new toy, a ringlight flash that has LED modeling lights. Tech data below pic.



OMD EM1 mk ii, 60mm macro with extension tube, ISO 1600, 1/8 sec f11, focus stacked in-camera (15 exposures) at #7 focus (1-10) differential.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This is a truly scary as well as fantastic photo, Andy!

I believe that DeMille has an e on the end, BTW.

A great capture!

[AndyS]

2. Thanks Peggy!

Both for the kind words and the spell correction. I'll edit to correct!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My pleasure! I mean, what are friends for?

[JudyM]

4. Am I missing its stinger? Can't see it

but maybe a little freaked out/distracted by it, I’m so allergic.

[AndyS]

6. You are only seeing the top 1/3 of the insect.

It's like a high school yearbook picture, only the head and shoulders.

[JudyM]

8. Oh, of course.

Glad that’s absent, would need a trigger warning.

[secondwind]

5. Never seen anything like this before, this is amazing! thanks for posting

[AndyS]

7. You are most welcome! nt

[HAB911]

9. Very nice

focus stacking to get that depth of field is something I want to try soon

[AndyS]

10. It is amazing. I've actually been able to hand hold the 15 shot stack

if the shutter speed is high, 1/60 sec and up. At 60 frames per second it almost seems like a single exposure. The camera electronically "zooms out" a bit to give room for the sensor to shift, then electronically aligns the 15 images and re-sizes back to the original full sensor size. It's PFM!

The focus shift moves both nearer and farther from the start point so focus slightly into the subject for best use--it takes some experimentation, same with focus differential.

[George McGovern]

11. Remarkable Andy!

[AndyS]

12. Thanks George. nt