Focus Stacked Image of a Moth
Oct 26, 2020 20:23:34 #
This is one of the moths in my collection. They are quite fragile and they do not preserve as well or as long as beetles and other hard cased insects do. This one has a ridge of bright white scales on the top of its antenna so with the contrast of its darks the white tends to overexpose a bit however adjusting the exposure compensation tends to produce too much darkness so it requires a compromise.
For anyone that has cats they know that a cat gets the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth flutter in front of them as they do an axe-murderer that catches their eye on TV.
For anyone that has cats they know that a cat gets the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth flutter in front of them as they do an axe-murderer that catches their eye on TV.
Oct 26, 2020 20:26:15 #
Oct 26, 2020 20:45:57 #
Longshadow wrote:
Would have never guessed!
Thanks for stopping by and for the feedback.
Oct 26, 2020 20:47:23 #
Oct 26, 2020 20:50:13 #
Amazing image. Lovely colour rendering. Excellent work as always. Please stay well and keep on sharing.
Oct 26, 2020 20:52:09 #
UTMike wrote:
Wow, Gary, good shot of an interesting face! Love the eyes.
Thanks, UTMike. They do look quite crazy.
Oct 26, 2020 20:53:16 #
Ourspolair wrote:
Amazing image. Lovely colour rendering. Excellent work as always. Please stay well and keep on sharing.
Thanks for the feedback and well wishes. My same hopes go to you and yours and all of the others on our forum.
Oct 27, 2020 07:11:39 #
Oct 27, 2020 07:21:31 #
Oct 27, 2020 07:41:02 #
Interesting perspective in this shot Gary. Love the detail in the eyes. fantastic detail.
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Oct 27, 2020 08:45:12 #
An amazing stack Gary. If I didn't it was a stack I might guess that it's a rendering of some kind woolly beast. The eyes are so unusual (to me) - I'd like to know more about them.
Oct 27, 2020 09:57:45 #
Oct 27, 2020 09:58:40 #
raymondh wrote:
This guy looks like he’d scare the bejesus out of an ophthalmologist! 
Thanks, and I agree that they look quite freaky.
Oct 27, 2020 10:03:54 #
docshark wrote:
Interesting perspective in this shot Gary. Love the detail in the eyes. fantastic detail.
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Thanks, Doc. As the dry moth specimens age their eyes go from the typical dark black to that of brown or other color transitions. In this process there are 'trails' that transition at different rates and intensity which leaves the appearance of the 'wild marbling'.
For what it's worth, a bit of diluted household ammonia placed on the eyes will bring the color back.
Oct 27, 2020 10:06:03 #
ecobin wrote:
An amazing stack Gary. If I didn't it was a stack I might guess that it's a rendering of some kind woolly beast. The eyes are so unusual (to me) - I'd like to know more about them.
Thanks, Elliott. The marbling effect is due to the transition of the loss of color from the live dark black to the more pail brown as some areas transition differently from others creating this effect.
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