Weekly Photography Challenge #774 The Microscopic View!

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- November 15, 2025 at 5:44 pm #541709
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  Next in our Power of Scale set… The Microscopic View!
  
  Capture tiny details of life, emphasising scale, using macro photography.
  
  Think about … tripod, focus stacking, aperture, bokeh, lighting, manual focus.
  
  25 Macro Photos That Are Captured Under Natural Light
  
  How To Achieve Perfect Focus In Macro Photography
- November 15, 2025 at 9:03 pm #541714
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  Static electricity at the scale of a fly strongly attracts lint, which is why flies are always cleaning themselves.
  - November 16, 2025 at 9:49 am #541732
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    A Cracker!!
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    Great shot Click, is it stacked?
    - November 22, 2025 at 11:47 am #542023
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      Yes. Stacked using 80 frames.
  - November 16, 2025 at 7:14 pm #541747
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    Damn – @rshattil – awesome.
  - November 18, 2025 at 9:34 pm #541870
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    I never knew that. Terrific shot.
- November 16, 2025 at 4:24 pm #541738
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  This is as close as i want to get , sorry but don’t own a microscope i’m poor 🙂
  - November 16, 2025 at 6:08 pm #541740
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    Close enough, Patrick. I doubt if any of us have a microscope, just as close as you can. 🙂
    - November 17, 2025 at 8:08 am #541785
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      Of course , just being silly 🙂
  - November 18, 2025 at 9:33 pm #541869
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    Great detail.
    - November 19, 2025 at 6:16 pm #541925
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      Sorry Pat just seen this reply , thank you 🙂
- November 16, 2025 at 6:06 pm #541739
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- November 16, 2025 at 10:00 pm #541762
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  Table Salt, this was about a 1/8 of a tsp.
  - November 17, 2025 at 10:52 am #541790
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    The salt rocks are very interesting , very good subject when seen close.
    - November 17, 2025 at 12:50 pm #541795
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      Thanks Patrick
- November 16, 2025 at 10:02 pm #541763
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  Insect Trails on the back side of a tiny piece of Pine Bark.
  - November 18, 2025 at 9:32 pm #541868
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    Looks like an ancient map, but in it you found a treasure.
  - November 19, 2025 at 5:41 pm #541919
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    I love when these insect trails appear, good find.
- November 16, 2025 at 10:06 pm #541764
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  Yellow Sack Spider shot at around 5:1 macro camera ratio, A very small spider.
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    Very good insect photo robert , very good indeed i think the colour range in the whole frame really do go well together , good works.
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      Thanks Patrick, I’m always amazed at how hairy spiders are.
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    Intriguing shot! It’s like the spider is trying to communicate with us.
- November 18, 2025 at 1:34 am #541810
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  Rob asked me to share more Macros, so here ye go
  - November 19, 2025 at 5:43 pm #541920
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    Wonderful Robert, what is it?
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      It’s a Rocky Mountain Stick Bug Diane
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        I thought I sort of recognised it, I kept stick insects years ago. Here’s the only pic I can find just now…
- November 18, 2025 at 1:36 am #541811
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- November 18, 2025 at 1:49 am #541812
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- November 18, 2025 at 1:54 am #541813
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  - November 18, 2025 at 9:31 pm #541867
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    I see a grin…gorgeous markings.
- November 18, 2025 at 12:49 pm #541827
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  peppercorns
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    Wonderful colors and textures.
- November 18, 2025 at 12:51 pm #541828
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  Mantid wing
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    Intricate and delicate
    - November 19, 2025 at 5:44 pm #541921
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      Thanks Pat.
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    Good one Diane they look just like leaves , by their own design.
- November 18, 2025 at 1:02 pm #541829
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    These are beautiful Pat!
- November 18, 2025 at 1:03 pm #541830
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  Amaryllis Throat
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    Good one Pat.
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      Thanks, Robert.
- November 18, 2025 at 2:25 pm #541836
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  One of those rare moments my dog crosses his legs.
  - November 18, 2025 at 9:29 pm #541865
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    So sweet – and the relaxing effect is contagious.
- November 18, 2025 at 9:22 pm #541864
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  Jeesh, I think I might have found this forum’s real strong point. I just put four or five of these in the members pics. These are amazing.
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    Like that one too.
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    The coiours jump in this one, Pat, really lovely shot!
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    Thank you for commenting, Robert and Diane.
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    Oh I love the colors!!
- November 19, 2025 at 12:33 pm #541899
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  Ever ponder how fast tape can loose its stickiness, a piece of green masking tape pressed against a dusty shelf, shot with an adapted 20mm microscope lens at approximately 50 times magnification .
  
  As a note, House dust is a heterogeneous mixture of substances from numerous sources, including tracked-in or resuspended soil particles, clothing, atmospheric deposition of particulates, hair, fibers , molds, pollen, allergens, bacteria, viruses, arthropods, ash, soot, animal fur and dander, smoke, skin particles, cooking and heating residues, and building components among others
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    Fascinating!
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  Froggy toes …
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    Awesome idea for a shot, Tersha!
- November 19, 2025 at 7:11 pm #541928
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  They’re fascinating, but also you found a way to make frogs not look cute.
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    Mmmm, you’re right. 🙂
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  When you in the forest with a macro lens and something lands on your arm, take a photo.
  
  A Mosquito
  
  A Bark Louse , Mesopsocus unipunctatus
- November 19, 2025 at 8:03 pm #541936
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  Horse fly
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    All good Robert, but the eyes in this one are amazing!
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      Thanks Diane
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    I would’ve assumed this was a black-and-white image if it wasn’t for the eyes. Very cool.
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