Scales of swallowtail butterfly
Mar 16, 2013 13:48:53 #
Another image of scales.... I'm on a bit of a scales binge at the moment :)
20:1 shot of Papilio ulysses, a beautiful blue swallowtail that I bought on eBay for just this purpose. It's a bit of a personal victory for me for a couple of reasons - first of all, it is the first time I've been able to use continuous lighting, using a Jansjo light, and secondly, I am pleased with the effect I got on the lighting. I wanted to be able to light it so that the tips of the scales were bright giving them an edge. I think that makes scales shots work really well and was something I just couldn't get working using flash.
Still quite tricky in terms of the lighting though, because this subject is so blue that the usual expected colour balance settings just didn't work, it was too blue. So there was quite a bit of tweaking involved.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8562490284_8a5d7264f7_c.jpg
Papilio ulysses by Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel, on Flickr
20:1 shot of Papilio ulysses, a beautiful blue swallowtail that I bought on eBay for just this purpose. It's a bit of a personal victory for me for a couple of reasons - first of all, it is the first time I've been able to use continuous lighting, using a Jansjo light, and secondly, I am pleased with the effect I got on the lighting. I wanted to be able to light it so that the tips of the scales were bright giving them an edge. I think that makes scales shots work really well and was something I just couldn't get working using flash.
Still quite tricky in terms of the lighting though, because this subject is so blue that the usual expected colour balance settings just didn't work, it was too blue. So there was quite a bit of tweaking involved.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8562490284_8a5d7264f7_c.jpg
Papilio ulysses by Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel, on Flickr
Mar 16, 2013 13:59:42 #
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Mar 17, 2013 13:31:06 #
exquisite! wonderful pattern, and I'd have never known it was from a swallowtail. Your results have been worth your efforts.
Mar 18, 2013 10:27:11 #
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Mar 21, 2013 18:35:14 #
All of your planning and techniques paid off for this shot. Amazing details. Great work!
Mar 22, 2013 09:10:36 #
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