the monster
Nov 2, 2016 12:42:54 #
Actually it is a close up (real close ) of a damselflies head. Taken with 60mm Macro ( I think)
the head is about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.
the head is about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.
Nov 2, 2016 12:48:36 #
Very eye-catching 
The thing I enjoy most about seeing macro shots, as with focus stacking, is the opportunity to examine a viewpoint and details we don't get to do in real life. With insects and spiders, that also means being able to marvel at their amazing engineering.
Thanks!
The thing I enjoy most about seeing macro shots, as with focus stacking, is the opportunity to examine a viewpoint and details we don't get to do in real life. With insects and spiders, that also means being able to marvel at their amazing engineering.
Thanks!
Nov 2, 2016 12:52:55 #
Stunning!!! And makes me glad they're as small as they are! Thank you for sharing! S-
Nov 2, 2016 15:03:18 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
Interesting shot, good composition with just right saturation.
Nov 2, 2016 15:55:21 #
Fabulous picture. Really makes you appreciate that which we so readily take for granted. Great lighting and I like how you have particularly focused on its face. Never thought of an insect with a face before. 
Nov 2, 2016 18:29:11 #
randomeyes wrote:
Actually it is a close up (real close ) of a damselflies head. Taken with 60mm Macro ( I think)
the head is about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.
the head is about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.
Wonderful capture! All that colorful detail! This guy would make a good model for a movie about alien life. We have such interesting creatures sharing our world but might never know without folks like you to show them to us up close and personal. I'm duly impressed, and thanks for introducing us!
Nov 2, 2016 18:51:33 #
minniev wrote:
Wonderful capture! All that colorful detail! This guy would make a good model for a movie about alien life. We have such interesting creatures sharing our world but might never know without folks like you to show them to us up close and personal. I'm duly impressed, and thanks for introducing us!
Stay tuned!!!
This a dragonfly exuvia. When the dragonfly nymph reaches maturity, it climbs out of the pond onto a reed or piece of grass and sheds it's skin (exuvia) and then flies away. It climbs out the head portion, leaving a translucent replica of itself. One can find these wonderful things on the grass surrounding ponds where there are dragonflies, in late spring.
And yes, they are from this planet. Their prehistoric cousins (Meganeura Monyi) had a wingspan of 25 1/2 inches. Oh my!!!!
Nov 2, 2016 19:17:39 #
randomeyes wrote:
Actually it is a close up (real close ) of a damselflies head. Taken with 60mm Macro ( I think)
the head is about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.
the head is about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.
Very nice color and I think you did a really good job of getting quite a bit of dof. Is this the product of focus stacking several images? I like it very much.
Erich
Nov 2, 2016 19:21:51 #
ebrunner wrote:
Very nice color and I think you did a really good job of getting quite a bit of dof. Is this the product of focus stacking several images? I like it very much.
Erich
Erich
Thanks. I leave the photo stacking to the experts like dsturr et al. This is one image, hand held, (I think I was using my 60mm Macro), looking straight down on its head. I have tried a tripod but it is to cumbersome and you have be stealthy with these critters, a mouse can fart, and scare them away!
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