Macro in transmitted and reflected light

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Photographer

Adalbert Mojrzisch
Prize

Honorable Mention
Company/Studios

@i
Date of Photograph

2023
Technical Info

Canon EOS M6 Mark II; Raynox DCR-150; Nikon Plan Apo 20x/0.75; Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 2x,5x,10x,20x,50x
Socials

Macro in transmitted and reflected light with focus stacking 1 Cat flea 5x in transmitted light 2 Grashopper 20x in reflected light 3 Carex punctata 20x in transmitted light 4 Dragonfly 10x in reflected light 5 Bread mould 20x in transmitted light 6 Sunset moth 50x in reflected light 7 Honey bee head 5x in transmitted light 8 Robber fly 5x in reflected light 9 Pine stem 5x in transmitted light 10 Honey bee sting 20x in transmitted light

Biography

I have been taking macro-photographs for a long time but since a couple of years I have been stacking with the microscope objectives corrected to the infinity. Most of my subjects are found dead on windowsills or in zoological gardens. Recording such fine detail requires specialist equipment, some of which I have developed and assembled myself. I use a homemade photo-tube and microscope-lenses corrected to infinity, mounted on a homemade rail. The subject is lit via four flashes triggered by a homemade controller. Each photo is a composite of between 200 and 500 single shots stacked together.
Awards

3rd place at SWPA Prof 2020 1st place at IPA Awards 2021 2nd place at ND Awards 2022 2nd place at SWPA Prof 2023