I was inspired and just happen to have a couple giant moth specimens stashed away for creative purposes. Still loving the automatic macro tubes! I attempted a focus stack with the antennae. This is when you take multiple macro shots at different focal points or "planes" and stack them in Photoshop to get a more focused image. Macro shots have an inherently narrow focal range which is why this is such a cool technique. The result was sub-par not to mention the exp is off a bit but it was my first try at something new and I now know exactly what I did wrong. Next time I need to make smaller focus adjustments with more exposures. At any rate I'll post the failed experiment for visualization, you can plainly see the areas out of focus where I stacked the "focal planes".
However, I was very pleased with this super-macro image. I utilized "liveview" to zoom in and manually focus as sharp as possible on those little blue hairs. I stopped down to f/9 to increase the sharpness and the very narrow focal range. My 18-105mm lens (@ 50mm) with the extension tubes attached was so close it was nearly touching the moth's wing. I had my trusty Maglite laying on the table hitting the wing nearly perpendicular to the lens creating those magical little flares.
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