Yellow Euchlaena Moth
Aug 20, 2017 15:38:11 #
downing
Loc: Cincinnati
Came to Black light last night. Euchlaena amoenaria.
Wing span 1-1/2 inches.
Seven layer stack. Tripod used.
No flash was used. Attached an Led Ring Light to the front of my 200 mm Nikon lens.
This eliminated hot spots that are hard to control with flash even when using a diffuser.
The Ring Light is manufactured for use with microscopes. brightness is adjustable.
Amphoto Model LED-144-YK. This model powered by 110 volt AC.
The ring internal diameter is 60 mm so I had to use step-down and step-up rings so it would fit on my lens.
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Wing span 1-1/2 inches.
Seven layer stack. Tripod used.
No flash was used. Attached an Led Ring Light to the front of my 200 mm Nikon lens.
This eliminated hot spots that are hard to control with flash even when using a diffuser.
The Ring Light is manufactured for use with microscopes. brightness is adjustable.
Amphoto Model LED-144-YK. This model powered by 110 volt AC.
The ring internal diameter is 60 mm so I had to use step-down and step-up rings so it would fit on my lens.
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Aug 20, 2017 15:45:33 #
Excellent work. Did you use a focusing rail, adjusted focus by lens ring or using auto-focus?
Aug 20, 2017 16:01:21 #
downing
Loc: Cincinnati
steve1oshea wrote:
Excellent work. Did you use a focusing rail, adjusted focus by lens ring or using auto-focus?
Steve1oshea:
No focus rail on this one. I use a focus rail when the subject is very uneven or deep. On smoother objects I use the following method to select the layers.
1. Camera on Tripod, Live view, Manual focus, shutter delay.
2. Set the camera controls so the the focus point can be moved about on the live-view screen.
3. Move the live-view focus square to various points on the subject and manually focus on each one and take a shot.
4. To select the focus points I use the upper, lower, right and left edges of the subject. Then add layers for particularly high or low points of the subject.
Suggest using a Hoodman Loupe or other magnifier to focus.
Aug 21, 2017 01:36:53 #
Aug 21, 2017 10:22:00 #
downing wrote:
Came to Black light last night. Euchlaena amoenar... (show quote)
Very nice and a download is best....Rich
Aug 21, 2017 10:43:20 #
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Aug 21, 2017 16:03:08 #
your technique works with still objects and your results are good. Try and use this technique on live creatures, you will have many failures but you will have a number of successes and these will out way the ones that didn't go to plan. I have lost count of the many failures that I encountered but the couple of times that went to plan sure made up for the losses. Edison made thousands of attempts constructing the light bulb and look what he produced. In the words of Winston Churchill "Never give in" 
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