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This is the\u00a0next image in my heat-induced high magnification, macro photography challenge. Have you ever wondered what the stinger of a bee, hornet, wasp\u00a0or mud dauber looks like? Well, here is a 4.3x magnification of a Mud Dauber\u00a0stinger. I found a nice specimens deceased in the kitchen window sill so he became my subject for this photograph. I captured this photograph using the same technique as I used to capture the Silver Dwarf Morning-glory<\/a> bud that I posted yesterday. I increased the magnification from 3x to 4.3x in order to capture more detail.<\/p>\n

This image is composed of 25 images brought together into one image using Photoshop. At this magnification it’s impossible to capture the entire subject with one photograph due to the shallow Depth of Field<\/a> (DoF). The DoF for this lens at this magnification is about 0.15 mm. The subject depth is about 3.0 mm so it requires 25 images to capture the complete DoF. Each image captures a “slice” of focus. I used Photoshop to bring the 25 images together into one.<\/p>\n

\"Mud<\/a><\/p>\n

\"8mm<\/a>
8mm Scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This image was taken with my\u00a0Canon EOS 5D Mark III<\/a>\u00a0using my\u00a0Canon MP-E 65mm f\/2.8 1-5x Macro Lens<\/a>\u00a0set at 4.3x magnification.\u00a0The camera was set on Manual mode with the aperture set at f\/8, shutter speed at 1.6 seconds and the ISO set at 100. This image is composed of\u00a025 focus stacked images captured in my light box using three LED lights. I used Photoshop\u00a0to put together the image. I then finished the image in Lightroom and Nik Color Efex Pro.\u00a0NOTE:\u00a0This was a 4.3x magnification. I cropped the image to about 90% of its original size. The 8mm ruler below the image gives you a sense of scale.<\/p>\n

Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or\u00a0suggestions.<\/p>\n

\"T.
\n<\/a>\u00a9 2016 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n

You can also follow my work on\u00a0Google+<\/a><\/span>,<\/em>\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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