Dragonfly
Dec 27, 2020 19:56:29 #
This is the preserved dragonfly that I posed for a focus stacking session to show a view of its wings. I placed a blue sample paint swatch under it and light it from four directions with different diffusion and intensity which created this sky-like effect.
I staged this session with an Laowa 60mm 2X Super Macro dialed in at about 1.5X set at f/5.6 with 75-micrometer steps between shots for a total of 181 images processed in Zerene Stacker.
I staged this session with an Laowa 60mm 2X Super Macro dialed in at about 1.5X set at f/5.6 with 75-micrometer steps between shots for a total of 181 images processed in Zerene Stacker.
Dec 28, 2020 07:25:32 #
RLSprouse
Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)
What a gorgeous, mesmerizing photo! Great work, as always.
~ Russ
~ Russ
Dec 28, 2020 09:12:57 #
RLSprouse wrote:
What a gorgeous, mesmerizing photo! Great work, as always.
~ Russ
~ Russ
Thanks, I truly appreciate the feedback.
Dec 28, 2020 10:36:58 #
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Dec 28, 2020 14:27:40 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Beautifully done.
Thanks, Mark. It's nice to know that you enjoyed seeing it.
Dec 28, 2020 14:28:29 #
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Dec 28, 2020 18:04:30 #
raymondh wrote:
Good choice with the staging color!
Thanks for dropping by and for the feedback.
Dec 28, 2020 23:26:06 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is the preserved dragonfly that I posed for a focus stacking session to show a view of its wings. I placed a blue sample paint swatch under it and light it from four directions with different diffusion and intensity which created this sky-like effect.
I staged this session with an Laowa 60mm 2X Super Macro dialed in at about 1.5X set at f/5.6 with 75-micrometer steps between shots for a total of 181 images processed in Zerene Stacker.
I staged this session with an Laowa 60mm 2X Super Macro dialed in at about 1.5X set at f/5.6 with 75-micrometer steps between shots for a total of 181 images processed in Zerene Stacker.
Wow...amazing detail and beautiful colors,
Sippy!
Dec 29, 2020 09:14:08 #
Great shot Gary. I photograph wing venation of Odes on a "light table" made with a simple frame and an iPad. I just shoot with a simple macro lens. The study of wing venation is quite complex. As you have shown in amazing detail, the wings are strengthened by a number of longitudinal veins, which often have cross-connections that form closed "cells" in the membrane. Many winged insects have this pattern but in dragonflies and damselflies this is taken to the extreme. The patterns that you have shown from the fusion and cross-connection of the wing veins are often diagnostic for different evolutionary lineages and can be used for identification to the family or even genus level not just in Odonata but in other winged insects as well. Beautifully done detail.
>i< Doc
>i< Doc
Dec 29, 2020 11:43:09 #
docshark wrote:
Great shot Gary. I photograph wing venation of Ode... (show quote)
Thanks, Doc. Of course I had you in mind when I staged this session. Although it is difficult to see in this image I noticed that there are little "points" in the middle each of the lines that divide the cells. Another thing that I found interesting that I did not expect was the texture of the wing which had a "sandpaper" feel to them. I was expecting it to be smooth like cellophane. I suspect that they may consist of super fine clear scales that give them that texture.
Dec 29, 2020 11:43:26 #
merrytexan wrote:
Wow...amazing detail and beautiful colors,
Sippy!
Sippy!
Thanks ever so much.
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