Little scorpion stackers

ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
edited October 8, 2006 in Holy Macro
Found a living, two-inch scorpion in my bedroom this morning. Threw it in the freezer, thawed it in the fridge, and got busy.

I've been characterizing the CombineZM stacking software. Sometimes, the images don't quite turn out as expected--those tend to come out looking somewhat "posterized". With those, I do three other runs:
  • Odd frames
  • Even frames
  • Middle two-thirds (give or take)
...and pick the best-looking one.

So here's a series on various portions of this scorpion's body.

Everyone's seen the stinger:
Steve-o

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  • ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    ...everyone's seen the top face:
    Steve-o
  • ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    ...everyone's seen the pincer:
    Steve-o
  • ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    ...some have even seen the bottom face (as they were being stung on the nose, maybe?):
    Steve-o
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    Forehead wrote:
    Found a living, two-inch scorpion in my bedroom this morning. Threw it in the freezer, thawed it in the fridge, and got busy.

    I've been characterizing the CombineZM stacking software. Sometimes, the images don't quite turn out as expected--those tend to come out looking somewhat "posterized". With those, I do three other runs:
    • Odd frames
    • Even frames
    • Middle two-thirds (give or take)
    ...and pick the best-looking one.

    So here's a series on various portions of this scorpion's body.

    Everyone's seen the stinger:

    Ouch that looks like it would be nasty if it came in contract with your skin.
    Your really improving with your stacking technique I must say clap.gif

    We get Scorpions down where I live too, but I personally have never seen one, friends that live in the same area have caught several inside their house.

    Thanks for sharing ....... Skippy (Australia)
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  • ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    ...but further on down the belly, what the heck are these things?

    Anyone?
    Steve-o
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    Forehead wrote:
    ...but further on down the belly, what the heck are these things?

    Anyone?
    Scorpions are air-cooled. Those are fins.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    eek7.gif wow loved the series
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    Great Series really cool..................
    wxwax wrote:
    Scorpions are air-cooled. Those are fins.

    ????Heat Sinks????? are you serious.....eek7.gif
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  • ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    Yeah, I question the cooling fins answer myself. Why have them underneath--where they're nearest the HOT ground?

    Wichita, ayy? You wouldn't happen to be working at Boeing, would ya?
    Art Scott wrote:
    Great Series really cool..................



    ????Heat Sinks????? are you serious.....eek7.gif
    Steve-o
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