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Focus stacking

Oct 14 2026 | By: Jim Zuckerman Photography

This is a metallic wood boring beetle from Indonesia. In order to get this kind of sharp detail with great magnification, I used focus stacking and took 18 frames from a tripod. I used a lens aperture of f/8 for maximum sharpness – a non-diffractive luxury that’s only possible when doing focus stacking. The light I had available was diffused even though the eyes suggest a more contrasty light. I stopped exposing for sharp detail as I got to the end of the insect, thus allowing the background to stay completely out of focus, otherwise background detail would have been distracting. I took this with a 50mm macro lens plus 2 extension tubes.

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