Asian Beetle
Mar 7, 2021 17:42:47 #
This is one of my preserved Asian Beetles that I staged for a focus stacking session. They may appear to be a Ladybug Beetle however they are no lady and the little buggers will nip you if they get agitated.
The purpose of this session, aside from just doing something enjoyable, was to experiment with "indirect reflected lighting". The lights are aimed away from the subject and at a reflector (styrofoam bowl) placed on the end of the lens. The light then reflects onto the specimen evenly and softly.
This was a first attempt and it shows promise so I will continue to tweak this method over the next few sessions to see if it is a keeper or just another in a box full of "not so great ideas".
The purpose of this session, aside from just doing something enjoyable, was to experiment with "indirect reflected lighting". The lights are aimed away from the subject and at a reflector (styrofoam bowl) placed on the end of the lens. The light then reflects onto the specimen evenly and softly.
This was a first attempt and it shows promise so I will continue to tweak this method over the next few sessions to see if it is a keeper or just another in a box full of "not so great ideas".
Mar 7, 2021 17:48:33 #
Beautiful result. You just keep on getting better! Would not have thought it possible. Thanks for sharing - please keep on experimenting.
Mar 7, 2021 17:56:04 #
Ourspolair wrote:
Beautiful result. You just keep on getting better! Would not have thought it possible. Thanks for sharing - please keep on experimenting.
Thanks ever so much. Yellows and whites have always presented me with difficulties and when paired with black creates a vast dynamic range so when set to keep the whites and yellows from blowing out and losing detail the blacks and shadows get too deep. It's truly a tug-of-war in finding something that satisfies both.
This experiment appears promising for it maintained the fine detail in the whites and the yellows did not blow out either. The blacks behaved themselves also and retained their detail of the fine pores of the beetle.
The chase is on..!
Mar 7, 2021 18:33:02 #
Mar 7, 2021 18:36:26 #
quixdraw wrote:
Splendid result yet again!
Thanks, I'm always putzing around with ideas and once in a while one might actually work out.
Mar 7, 2021 20:19:36 #
Mar 7, 2021 20:56:59 #
kpmac wrote:
It's already been said, sippy. What can I add?
Thanks, Kpmac. It's nice to know that you and others enjoy seeing my sessions.
Mar 7, 2021 21:13:37 #
Mar 7, 2021 21:52:30 #
tinusbum wrote:
it just cant get any better
Thanks, Tinusbum. I've traveled the first mile on the endless road in search of the Holy Grail of illumination.
Mar 8, 2021 05:59:12 #
RLSprouse
Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)
Wow - I can't imagine it getting any better than that!
What is the magnification here? Is this one of your microscope objectives?
Thanks, as always!
~ Russ
What is the magnification here? Is this one of your microscope objectives?
Thanks, as always!
~ Russ
Mar 8, 2021 07:41:14 #
Mar 8, 2021 09:23:47 #
Mar 8, 2021 09:29:42 #
Mar 8, 2021 12:06:20 #
RLSprouse wrote:
Wow - I can't imagine it getting any better than that!
What is the magnification here? Is this one of your microscope objectives?
Thanks, as always!
~ Russ
What is the magnification here? Is this one of your microscope objectives?
Thanks, as always!
~ Russ
Russ, this is extended with a bellows to somewhere in the 4X range. I extend or retract the bellows until the subject fills the frame of the APS-C sensor camera.
I used the Nikon 5X TM (tool maker) microscope objective for this session.
Mar 8, 2021 12:16:57 #
ecobin wrote:
I really like this lighting Gary - well done!
Thanks, Elliott. It's a different method with the same resulting goal.
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