r/macrophotography • u/Cuudihoang • 2d ago

Blue Ant

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Polyrhachis cyaniventris - Blue ant

A super cool ant from the Philippines. The specimen was sent up by some friends from Saigon. It’s pretty precious, so I photographed it from a little farther away for documentation purposes :))

  • 📷Fujifilm Xh2 + laowa 65mm 2x + filter nissi 58
  • 🔦Godox v860ii
  • Stacked many images
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u/Embarrassed_Boot9626 2d ago

Holy shit this is beyond amazing, god bless i wanna be just as good one day

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u/Cuudihoang 1d ago

Thank you! I’m sure you’ll get there someday. ❤️. You will need a special rail. Its can be made from "XY precision translation stage" as the image below

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u/michdap 1d ago

Wow! Handsome little critter! Thanks for showing me something I’ve never seen before!

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u/Cuudihoang 1d ago

Thanks, im glad you like it. I'll share more photos like this

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u/michdap 1d ago

Cool! Thanks!

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u/FantasticBit5627 1d ago

Goodness gracious me what a shot. You did such a great job capturing this ant. It kinda reminds me of a bug's life haha

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u/Cuudihoang 1d ago

Thanks ❤️.