Japanese Beetle Body View
Mar 3, 2020 21:03:05 #
Yet another experiment with lens and settings. This is one of my preserved Japanese Beetles that are considered to be destructive pests by many. I staged it for a focus stacking session with colored paper placed behind it as a background.
Earlier today I posed a 5X magnification view of its face and this session provides a more inclusive view of the beetle. Weather is warming and they will soon be back munching on the leaves of the vines along our fence.
As always, thanks in advance to all who view and for your comments, suggestions, questions and critique.
Earlier today I posed a 5X magnification view of its face and this session provides a more inclusive view of the beetle. Weather is warming and they will soon be back munching on the leaves of the vines along our fence.
As always, thanks in advance to all who view and for your comments, suggestions, questions and critique.
Mar 3, 2020 22:45:54 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Yet another experiment with lens and settings. Th... (show quote)
It never ceases to amaze me how a photo can bring out so much detail.
But, this isn't just one photo, it is hundreds of sharply focused photos.
Can you imagine doing that to a cadever.
It's been done, male and female.
Frozen in a block of ice and then a microtome was used to slice off a micro thin layer which was then polished, another slice, another polishing, for a number of days. Then they, (whoever they are), somehow stacked those photos.
And I thought Job had patience.
Print this, frame it and use a flashlight with beam just covering the beetle. It will be spectacular. The shine will come thru beautifully.
Bill
Mar 3, 2020 23:19:46 #
newtoyou wrote:
It never ceases to amaze me how a photo can bring ... (show quote)
Bill, that is ever so true! A women donated her body for science and an untold number of medical students have benefited from her donation. What is really wild that was done for the sake of art as well as science is Hagens Human Cadavers Exhibition: Bodies From Chinese Prisons which are plasticized and staged in lifelike positions. It really sucks to be a Chinese prisoner for sure!
https://www.chinasmack.com/hagens-human-cadavers-exhibition-bodies-from-chinese-prisons
Mar 4, 2020 00:53:06 #
Great picture! Interesting conversation here too. As I understand it, the Chinese prisoners had been executed.
Mar 4, 2020 01:33:03 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Great picture! Interesting conversation here too. As I understand it, the Chinese prisoners had been executed.
That made them shorter.
I believe they behead the prisoners guilty of murder.
There are a lot of ingenious ways to recycle our remains. Some realy out there.
Bill
Mar 4, 2020 11:00:08 #
Heather Iles
Loc: UK, Somerset
sippyjug104 wrote:
Yet another experiment with lens and settings. Th... (show quote)
Absolutely gorgeous! Now that is what a macro photo of a Beetle should look like. Perhaps you would share your expertise. I could look at that all day.
Mar 4, 2020 11:00:26 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Yet another experiment with lens and settings. Th... (show quote)
Sippy, your photos are amazing in the sharpness and details.
Greg
Mar 4, 2020 12:15:15 #
Heather Iles wrote:
Absolutely gorgeous! Now that is what a macro photo of a Beetle should look like. Perhaps you would share your expertise. I could look at that all day.
Thanks for the feedback. I like staging them in a natural setting however there are presently are no green leaves on our vines yet for me to place them on.
Mar 4, 2020 12:16:35 #
CLF wrote:
Sippy, your photos are amazing in the sharpness and details.
Greg
Greg
Thanks, and I always look forward to your reply.
Mar 4, 2020 12:40:31 #
Mar 4, 2020 14:36:13 #
tinusbum wrote:
most people dont know how pretty bugs are,they should see this
Thanks, I truly appreciate the feedback and compliment of the beetle. Beetles are considered to be the jewels of the insect kingdom. I believe that Mother Nature was showing off when she colored them for the play of light on the colors changes the hue depending on how it strikes the beetle.
Mar 4, 2020 15:22:28 #
Mar 4, 2020 16:15:26 #
napabob wrote:
Oh, Napabob. It is so good to hear from you again. I truly hope all is going well with you and your stealth camper project. I've been following those and many are highly creative for sure.
Mar 4, 2020 19:48:58 #
I'm not sure about the background.........It's different but hmmmmmm? Blue gel used? Do you have any CTO's?
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Mar 4, 2020 20:41:02 #
photosbytw wrote:
I'm not sure about the background.........It's different but hmmmmmm? Blue gel used? Do you have any CTO's?
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It's a technique that I tried based on a suggestion from Mark which is visit the paint section of the local hardware (Lowes for me) and pickup free paint swatch samples to use as colored backgrounds. The color choices are volumes.
This one produced shade bluer than it appeared which I suspect was do to the combination of light temperatures for I use two different sources of LED and also fiber optic. It's a true salad of lighting for sure. As it is often said, "It's not a journey, it's an adventure".
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