Cicindela hybrida

The northern dune tiger beetle. I think this is one of the most beautiful bugs in holland. I can only find them in a very small region near some very old settlements (fort de Roovere) in Bergen op Zoom. The map is pint point accurate so if anyone also whats to photograph them this is where u need to be, and in summer there are a lot of them in that exact region.

comments (17)

Vodkaman

Lion

Marvelous macro stack, great choice of focus plane.

Dave Posted 9 years ago
1. JHoppenbrouwers
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thanks! But this is not a stack, just F16 used.
  Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Vodkaman
    
    Lion
    
    The depth is amazing, I was convinced it was a stack. By the way, nothing wrong with stacks, I often do freehand stacks of 2 or 3 images.
    
    My lens quality falls off, the further I move away from f8, so I very rarely move outside the range f5.6 to f11. I would say 95% of my shots are at f8 and I will play with the speed and ISO to get the exposure that I want.
    
    Dave Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. JHoppenbrouwers
      
      Grizzly Bear
      
      I also sometimes try to get a stack with 2 or 3 images. But mostly it is on f16 Most of my reversed lenses i use on f16. The lenses are sharper on F8 but with a little sharpening in lightroom it works great! Posted 9 years ago
    2. 1. Vodkaman
        
        Lion
        
        What software do you use for the stacks?
        
        Dave Posted 9 years ago
      2. JHoppenbrouwers
        
        Grizzly Bear
        
        Photoshop, I have used Zerene and Helicon before but Photoshop works great for me. Posted 9 years ago
        
        Vodkaman
        
        Lion
        
        I tried Helicon but was not impressed. CS6 was a huge step forward.
        
        Dave Posted 9 years ago
    3. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I had the same thing with Jeroen's images, it blows my mind that most are not stacked. On Facebook I had seen some macro photographers bragging about their 64 image stack, slider gear and specialized software. Yet here is Jeroen, not using any of that, and still getting superior images. Very inspirational. Posted 9 years ago
    4. 1. Vodkaman
        
        Lion
        
        I totally agree.
        
        Dave Posted 9 years ago
      2. JHoppenbrouwers
        
        Grizzly Bear
        
        Thanks Ferdy,
        well, if you make a stack with 64 images at the sharpest aperture (F6 or F8) the picture can be much sharper! But now way you can get that sharpness with a living critter. So i like to use F16 and the sharpening tool in lichtroom ;) Posted 9 years ago
      3. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        How about 8000 photos in 1?
        http://microsculpture.net/ Posted 9 years ago
      4. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        my god Ani, that is such a cool video! 2-5 weeks of work per photo, but so worth it! Posted 9 years ago
        
        JHoppenbrouwers
        
        Grizzly Bear
        
        Yea that really is impressive!! Posted 9 years ago

Oddfeel

Lion

..knowing the speed of the cicindela ...it s just an awesome shot... Posted 9 years ago
1. JHoppenbrouwers
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  yea they really are fast! But in the really small region i find them there are hundreds, so with a little luck and a lot of time spent one of them stays still. Posted 9 years ago