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danybitteltoday at 2:06 PM4 repliesview on HN

If you want to see a mosquito and it's proboscis up close, I recently scanned one into a gaussian splat: https://superspl.at/view?id=b4cbf5d6


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simgttoday at 3:49 PM

I had no idea a DSLR with a macro lens could get you this close. Would you mind sharing more about the process?

The bee is even more impressive: https://superspl.at/view?id=ac0acb0e

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literalAardvarktoday at 3:52 PM

That's an incredible technique I had no idea about, thank you

AndrewKemendotoday at 3:49 PM

That is a really great scan!

th0ma5today at 3:44 PM

Sick!!