Backswimmer (C)

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Posted by John Robinson on September 30, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Notonecta glauca
Done in special glass tanks. The problem with stacking these sort of things is if they get too near the glass as one of the focus planes picks up all the tiny bits of detritus on the glass. Any way its good fun getting them to sit in the right place (with a paint brush ! )
Took all afternoon again so the garden's suffering.
Usual gear.
15th sec @f5
8 stacks in czm
Levels
Lot of OOF bubbles cloned out (didn't let the water settle long enough for them to disperse )
JohnR

Posted by Andy Astbury on September 30, 2010 at 12:05 PM

What a belter of a subject John.

Looks great, and I do like the odd bubble stuck to the pebbles and plants - great stuff

PS - just noticed the (C) - you mean you didn't don a wetsuit and do it properly - shock horror

Posted by John Robinson on September 30, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Thanks Andy Having done stacks (ha ha) of this yourself you know how much a pain it can be. I,m nearly there.There really were a lot of bubbles right out of focus. As you say the good uns are OK.
Cheers
JR

Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 30, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Excellent work John

Geoff.

Posted by Neil Burton on September 30, 2010 at 3:36 PM

I cant do stacks of a dead slug so how you manahed this is beyond me! Respect.

Posted by Karen Summers on September 30, 2010 at 3:37 PM

great work john love the little bubbles

Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 30, 2010 at 5:39 PM

Excellent work John

Posted by David Taylor on September 30, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Keep 'em coming John.

Posted by Ian Haskell on September 30, 2010 at 5:58 PM

Nice and different too.

Ian

Posted by David Kjaer on September 30, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Super work John.

David