SUMMARY

Photographer Jacek Hensoldt utilizes focus stacking, a technique involving merging multiple images with different focus points, to capture extraordinary detail in macro subjects. His image 'Parasite,' which showcases shield bug eggs being consumed by a wasp, was a Finalist in the Close Up Photographer of the Year 'Death & Decay' challenge. The technique allowed for extreme sharpness and revealed the developing wasp larvae within the translucent eggshells. Hensoldt captured the scene using an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with a 90mm macro lens, focus stacking 32 frames.

TAKEAWAYS

Focus stacking merges multiple images with varied focus points for extreme sharpness.

Jacek Hensoldt's 'Parasite' image, a Finalist in CUPOTY, used focus stacking.

The image reveals detailed shield bug eggs parasitized by wasps.

Hensoldt captured the photo by focus stacking 32 frames.

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