Small things seen up close. Work in progress…

The initial phase of takeoff.

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This is another one that works very well. The fact that there are several overlapping layers favors the 3D effect…

Contortionist.
There I was, trying to frame and focus on the little damselfly, when suddenly...

Just a phone pic-

Wonderfully sweet shot and awesome detail!

Love the 3D - great image for that. I suppose with your setup you can even catch some hoverflies in flight. Certainly a neat possibility.

Everything's in flow by simple.joy, on Flickr

The subject of "hoverflies in flight" is very difficult for 3D, because they have to be photographed at a certain distance and with my dual-lens macro system I would not be able to get close to them at the necessary distance because they are very easily spooked.
Maybe if I could manage to make a camouflage system for the camera together with the optical system, which would not scare the insects from a short distance, and which would be all mounted on an articulated arm and controlled remotely. It's too much trouble for just a few pictures.😀

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I don't always try and view these because my eyes feel a bit strained afterwards. Today I looked at the last three sets and I love the apparent depth they create.

A curious grasshopper.

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A discreet grasshopper…

Quartz grown on pyrite. The scene has ~20mm FoV.

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This is truly magnificent, perhaps the best you've shared...

Chloromyia formosa…

I agree. The perception of depth in the image is very good and being able to look around and explore different parts of the scene as if real is fascinating.

Is the process one of taking two images from a slightly different viewpoint?

Yes, this is how 3D images are obtained.

Probably because the topic is not about insects/flowers.😀
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Alien on Earth

This was difficult to achieve in 3D (I previously posted it in the normal 2D version), only in 3D does it have the desired value.

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Hello…

Great camouflage!👍

That's why they will continue crawling on the Earth when we have already disappeared 😀

Even though still technically in winter I am just starting to see the odd insect...

Nasty looking set of jaws...

This is the "flower" in the center of the image, in detail.

Nice, they are little flying killing machines.
I remember one occasion when one of these disappeared from my screen for just over a second and reappeared in exactly the same position… but with a fly in its jaws. Literally in front of my face (with my camera I shot from very close) and I saw nothing but the before and after 😮

Hands up!

This one is not small at all, but it is really peculiar, due to its ungainly structure and its wobbly way of moving. I had never come across one, and it seemed very striking...