Ive been a bit busy this weekend photographing tray 1 of 60 (:|) from the unis beetle collection.
On the plus side I think Im getting better at bespoke microphotography (or photomicrography if youre that way inclined)
A selection of the beetles Ive processed this weekend:
Carabus nitens
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4410845039_78eddfe160.jpg)
Carabus arvensis
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4410848307_59757b8405.jpg)
Carabus hortensis
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4411628118_3468f5938a.jpg)
Cicindela campestris
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4409517368_ddeb319405.jpg)
Nebria salina
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4411657004_b92c22082f.jpg)
Carabus violaceous
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2799/4408753203_519e656e36.jpg)
Ive discovered what the mask tool is for in photoshop, so I can take multiple photos of different parts of a specimen at different focal depths, use the photomerge tool to align them, and then use masks to show only the in-focus parts
![Cheesy :D](http://www.tekforums.net/Smileys/teksmileys/cheesy.gif)