Hi again,
I was very lucky this early morning.
First, i found a recently departed jumping spider. I then went out to look for a leaf or flower to put it on and i found one with what looked like a bug... i quickly set up camera and equipment and took some series of shots before heading to work. Well, that on the flower stem was not 1 bug, but 4! They were also kind enough to stand almost perfectly still (but as you can see from the stacked shot they could have done even better...). I just finished now processing with CombineZP. When i'l find some time, i'll try to find a way to improve the antennas in post processing or with the stacking software settings.
Anyway, i tried to apply the suggestions i received as feedback to my previous post. I am very (humbly) satisfied with the result, i can see an improvement. Compared to the first attempt, i added a diffusing foil and gave it a barrel shape. i think it worked very well for the tiny bugs, but still could have improved the setup for the spider.
I have shot another couple of series, with different points of view for the family, but i can't get CombineZP to stack them successfully.
Same as last time, i am really looking forward to and appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Jumping Spider: K1 + 50mm extension tubes + Laowa 60mm Macro 2:1 (used at ~1.7:1). ISO 100; 1/200 s; F5.6; 49 shots
Bugs family_1: K1 + 50mm extension tubes + Laowa 60mm Macro 2:1 (used at 2:1). ISO 100; 1/200 s; F5.6; 32 shots
Here the setup:
