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Where Are All The Pictures???

They're mostly on other people's websites! Sure, we host some of our own, and you can scroll down this page to see those. But wouldn't you rather see what other people are doing with our software? So we'll start with some handy links to other sites.

User Posts On Flickr

To see what a wide range of people are doing with our software right now, visit Flickr.
This link will get you a thumbnail summary of many images tagged with “Zerene Stacker” and “flower”, most recent first.
To see different types of subjects, edit the Search box on the Flickr page, for example landscape, or butterfly, or use all topics to see all Zerene Stacker images that are currently posted.
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When you're at Flickr, you can also click on their “Sort:” links to get different views by Relevant or Interesting.


Images Appearing Recently Elsewhere

ANTonio Photography – ants of the world.

NationalGeographic.com, July 13, 2022, "These stunning insect close-ups reveal dazzling bug complexity", by Zsófia Maglóczy, photographs by Nikola Rahmé.

"Nova Flora Neerlandica (Lycopodiopsida & Polypodiopsida)" – ferns of the Netherlands, 2021. Preview at http://www.iconoclastica.nl/files/NFNsample.pdf .

Nikon Small World 2021 competition, 1st Place by Jason Kirk; also places #10 and #18, plus another 15 Images of Distinction and above.

Showcase 2021 Winner, North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), by Steven Long.

Nikon Small World 2020 competition, 2nd Place by Daniel Knop; also place #14, plus another 16 Images of Distinction and above.

"Bugs Up Close: A Magnified Look at the Incredible World of Insects" by John Hallmén (photography) and Lars-Åke Janzon (text), 2020, 192-page book full of photos.

"ExoSkeleton" by Andrei Duman, 2020. Images in this gallery can be zoomed to 100-megapixel size. Video HERE .

"The Science Behind Flowers: Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists", by Dick Rauh and Jeff Falk, 2020, 184-page book heavily illustrated with focus-stacked photos.

Nikon Small World 2019 competition, 4th Place by Jan Rosenboom; also place #7, plus another 12 Images of Distinction and above.

GIGAmacro viewer – Zerene Stacker is the focus stacking component of GIGAmacro stack-and-stitch system.

Nikon Small World 2018 competition, 1st Place by Yousef Al Habshi; also places #3, 4, 8, and 13 in the top 20, plus another 11 Images of Distinction and above.

"Microsculpture: Portraits of Insects" by Levon Biss, 2017, 144-page book full of photos. See the article and interview with the photographer at https://www.ppa.com/ppmag/articles/a-project-with-legs-levon-biss-larger-than-life-bug-portraits . Video at http://microsculpture.net .

Nikon Small World 2017 competition, 5th Place by Dean Lerman; also places #5, 12, 13, 14 in the top 20, plus another 12 Images of Distinction and above.

"MAGNIFI-CENCE the microcosmic perspective", a museum display of Macrophotography by Bob Sober.

Nikon Small World 2016 competition, 7th Place by David Maitland; also places #13, 15, 17, 18 in the top 20, plus another 14 Images of Distinction and above.

"Seeing Seeds: A Journey into the World of Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit" by Teri Dunn Chace and Robert Llewellyn, 2015, 284-page book full of photos.

Nikon Small World 2015 competition, 1st Place by Ralph Grimm; also places #6, 10, 13, 16, 20, and 43 by other photographers

MacroscopicSolutions Gallery. Zerene Stacker is the focus stacking component in systems by MacroscopicSolutions.com.

Nikon Small World 2014 competition, 3rd place by Noah Fram-Schwartz, and 8 others of the top images shown. More of this photographer's focus-stacked images can be seen on his own website, particularly in Studio Shots and Extreme Magnification.

Moscow International Foto Awards 2014, a collection by David Leaser won Grand Champion in the Nature Category and 1st Place in the Flower Category. More of this photographer's work can be see on his own website, HERE.

FITC Amsterdam 2014, the leading Titles video by Leviathan. They also did a "making of" video to show the technology behind the Titles video.

Nikon Small World 2013 competition, 1st place by Wim van Egmond, and 12 others of the top images shown.

Nikon Small World 2012 competition, 2nd place by Walter Piorkowsi, and 10 others of the top images shown.

Olympus Bioscapes 2012 competition, 5th Place by Rogelio Moreno, 10th Place by Charles Krebs, and numerous Honorable Mentions.

"A bug's life: Photographer captures flies in exquisite detail". Photography by Tomas Rak.
More of this photographer's work appears at photomacrography.net. Two great examples are HERE and HERE.

Sierra Magazine: "Endangered? Who Cares?" cover illustration and article with slide show. Photography by John Hallmén.
More of this photographer's work can be seen on his own website, HERE.

Olympus Bioscapes 2010 competition, 10th Place Winning Entry and numerous Honorable Mentions. Photography by Laurie Knight.
More of this photographer's work can be seen on his own website, HERE.

"Tiny Long Horned Beetle", showing the head of a 5 mm long beetle in 3D. Photography by John Hallmén.

"Playing with a lesser stag beetle", details in 3D of the spectacular Dorcus parallelipipedus. Photography by Nikola Rahmé.


Images From Our Own Archives

In the images below, click on each image to see a detailed discussion of the subject and how it was shot.1)

Filament of automobile halogen headlamp, 0.9 x 0.8 mm, 34 frames.
Filament of automobile headlamp, 0.9 x 0.8 mm, 34 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Moss leaves, 1.9 x 1.5 mm, 77 frames.
Moss leaves, 1.9 x 1.5 mm, 77 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Moss sporangia, 6 frames (handheld).
Moss sporangia, 6 frames (handheld).
Copyright © 2009, Laurie Knight

Moss sporangium, 83 frames.
Moss sporangium, 83 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Laurie Knight

Head of a beetle, Rhagium inquisitor, 75 frames.
Head of a beetle, Rhagium inquisitor, 75 frames.
Copyright © 2008, Steve Valley

Wing scales of a butterfly, Papilio ulysses, 31 frames.
Wing scales of a butterfly, Papilio ulysses
Copyright © 2009, Craig Gerard

Head of a blowfly, 82 frames.
Head of a blowfly, 82 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Laurie Knight

Wing scales of a moth, Urania riphaeus, 36 frames.
Wing scales of a moth, Urania riphaeus, 36 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Laurie Knight

Wing scales of a moth, Urania riphaeus, 40-50 frames.
Wing scales of a moth, Urania riphaeus, 40-50 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Laurie Knight

Ice in a stream, 4” wide, 6” front to back, 22 frames.
Ice in a stream, 4” wide, 6” front to back, 22 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Hygrocybe, 21 frames.
Hygrocybe, 21 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Ed French

Crab, 45 frames.
Crab, 45 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Ed French

Cremaster of Monarch Butterfly chrysalis, 1.4 x 1.1 mm, 101 frames.
Cremaster of Monarch Butterfly chrysalis, 1.4 x 1.1 mm, 101 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Frost spikes, 3” wide by 4 “ deep, 17 frames.
Frost spikes, 3” wide by 4 “ deep, 17 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Maple flower — tip of papillate stigma, 0.95 mm square, 83 frames.
Maple flower -- tip of papillate stigma, 0.95 mm square, 83 frames
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Maple flower — anther with pollen, 1.5 mm square, 105 frames.
Maple flower — anther with pollen, 1.5 mm square, 105 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

Fruit Fly face, 1.2 mm wide, 167 frames.
Fruit Fly face, 1.2 mm wide, 167 frames.
Copyright © 2009, Rik Littlefield

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