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Firewood beetle - Hypulus simulator
Copyright © 2012 Jim McClarin

Firewood beetle - Hypulus simulator
Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
April 12, 2012
Another montage of two images from same angle. 10 bracketed-distance (focus) shots would probably get all the parts in focus if combined in a montage image. I'll have to figure out how best to do that in Ecuador. I've seen plenty of elaborate setups online.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 13 April, 2012 - 9:11pm

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