Cross eyed stereo, butterfly wing scales
Usually I photograph butterfly scales with the intention to make a beautiful image. This time I wanted to have a photo with a different approach. This is a small part of a butterfly wing with some damage. A few scales have fallen off entirely, leaving a part of the wing without any scales. Two dislodged scales have stuck to the wing. This photo was done with the Nikon BD M plan apo 40x NA 0.80 160mm microscope objective lens. The working distance is short, only 0.7 mm. The light I use is darkfield, meaning that the light travels through the barrel of the objective. Stacked with Zerene Stacker.