Help needed to identify these insects.
Aug 23, 2015 21:20:50 #
I took the attached images today and ashamed to admit I can't identify either of these insects. Can anyone help identify them?
I took them using a 150 - 600 mm Tamron lens - while sitting on a plastic cat litter container in the bathtub. I rested the lens support on the window sill. It's a bloody heavy lens but I'm relatively pleased with the results so far. If you're wondering - this is the only window that overlooks the butterfly bush at the side of the house, so I make do with what I've got.
Also, while they look pretty good on the screen the 4x6 prints I've made are too dark.
I took them using a 150 - 600 mm Tamron lens - while sitting on a plastic cat litter container in the bathtub. I rested the lens support on the window sill. It's a bloody heavy lens but I'm relatively pleased with the results so far. If you're wondering - this is the only window that overlooks the butterfly bush at the side of the house, so I make do with what I've got.
Also, while they look pretty good on the screen the 4x6 prints I've made are too dark.
Bee moth 1
Gold Butterfly 1
Aug 23, 2015 21:40:04 #
Image #1 is most likely a Snowberry Clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris_diffinis
Image #2 is most likely a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly (Speyeria cybele): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_spangled_fritillary
Image #2 is most likely a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly (Speyeria cybele): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_spangled_fritillary
Aug 23, 2015 22:01:35 #
JohninRockville wrote:
Your monitor is set too bright, and I bet your colors are slightly off. If you really want your prints to closely match your monitor, you must calibrate your monitor. I use an XRite ColorMunki Smile measurement device & calibration software: http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=345Also, while they look pretty good on the screen the 4x6 prints I've made are too dark.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/894645-REG/X_Rite_cmunsml_ColorMonki_Smile_Color_Calibration.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw3uWuBRD_s-3a8-_h6j0SJAC-qgtHQE-8kCGH9xE_WzSmxQC1B-EDIDen2YwRIP-vNEmMpRoCpyDw_wcB&_escaped_fragment_=
Aug 23, 2015 22:06:59 #
Thanks for that. While I'm familiar with a lot of insects, these two are new to me, especially the moth.
Aug 24, 2015 07:31:40 #
Aug 24, 2015 08:07:07 #
Thanks for the hints and compliment. Actually I darkened my screen and adjusted the image to what I was seeing and the resulting prints are much brighter, although it seems more difficult reading the script etc with the dimmer screen. I have an old "Spyder" device I may try on the monitor - which is an Apple big screen.
Aug 25, 2015 00:10:32 #
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