(Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Daceton) - Upper View
My favorite, maybe an all time fav for me too !!!
;)
68 pictures stacked in zerene
Usual tuned light setup
3.5x aprox magnification
This one took like 3 hours retouching time, even more....
Hope you like it !macromicroextreme macrosextreme macromacrographyphotomacrographystackingapiladocloseupsnic320nico320nicolas reusensnatureinsectinsects
Aphaenogaster (peruvian amazon ant)
124 pictures stack at 5x magnificationAphaenogasterantformicidaehormigaantsamazon antarthropodainsectahymenopterainsectinsectsamazonperú
Eciton Hamatum, the "Mammoth" !!!
Nicolas Reusens
After so much time trying to find this specimen I had to do something special...This is a 60 pictures stack that required almost 15 minutes for placing her, around 20 more for the stacking, 10 more for the software to finish the processing of the images, and around 2 hours of Photoshop retouching up to the hair level details!
Hope you like it, for me it will always be a really special capture, and an unforgettable encounter in the jungle wink emoticon
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Despues de invertir tantísimo tiempo intentando encontrar a ésta pequeña pero a la vez monstruosa hormiga por la selva, tenía que hacer algo especial...Esta toma es el resultado de un apilado de 60 imágenes, que requirío de 15 minutos para la colocación precisa de la hormiga, unos 20 mas para el apilado a mano, 10 mas para que finalizara el software de apilado con el proceso, unos 15 mas para la edición dentro del mismo software, y finalmente unas 2 horas mas de procesado desde photoshop hasta un nivel de detalle mínimo entre los pelos de mi amiga... wink emoticon
Espero sea de vuestro agrado, para mí siempre será una toma especial y un encuentro innolvidable en la selva panameña!Eciton HamatumArmy Ant Soldierarmy antanthormiga guerrerahormigapanamápanamacosta ricaeciton
OK I´m back from my short hollydays in the peruvian Amazon, close to Iquitos, about 2 to 3 hours in boat, from the scondary to the primary jungles....
This is my first Stack from yesterday, still with Jet lag and wide awake until 4:45 AM.... :-\
120 pictures stacked in Zerene stacker and about 2 hours photoshop retouching
Almost 8x magnification and image quality reduced to 40% for Flickr
Would like to know about the exact Id., this specimen was collected from the ground inside the Lodge (dead), a place surrounded by moskito nets where a lot of species where trapped attracted by the lights inside...
Have Fun!macromicroextreme macrosextreme macromacrographyphotomacrographystackingapiladocloseupsnic320nico320nicolas reusensnatureinsectinsects
