OK, I think I have finally sorted out the problems I was having with image stacking (see Image stacking revisited: macro photograph a sow bug—take 2). Above is a portrait of an immature drumming katydid (Meconema thalassinum) that I compiled from a stack of 41 images. The insect was approximately 1 cm long. I think this is the best stacked image I have produced.—it looks completely sharp and focussed.
In my previous attempt (Image stacking revisited: macro photograph a sow bug—take 2) I felt the resolution of the final stacked image wasn’t right—that the image didn’t look “crisp” enough. I also speculated whether the lack of resolution was due to the lens or my technique. I assumed it was my technique, and sure enough, it was. You see, when I took the sow bug photo I used a home-made macro stand—basically just a wooden base…
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