European Cranefly

more foreign invaders :p

The cranefly known as the European cranefly in the Pacific Northwest, Tipula paludosa Meigan, is an introduced exotic pest first found in the region in 1965 in British Columbia, Canada. Since then, it has gradually spread into Washington State and parts of Western Oregon and has become the most serious economic pest of lawns, pastures and hayfields in the northwest.

This was my first bit of messing around with image stacking. When I came back I found I had several in pretty much the same position and more importantly in the exact same magnification. one focused better on the face, but missed the back, the other got the tail and back better. I figured nothing ventured nothing gained - together they are awesome and putting them together in Photoshop was a snap. Love those mathematicians and their algorithms. Now, this won't work if your subject moves around or if you move significantly, but it can be done hand held with a bit of care and luck.