The Face of a Small Moth
Jun 24, 2023 13:00:42 #
This is a tiny moth that is about the size of Roosevelt's head on a dime. Super small specimens always pose a challenge getting them onto a pin and into the position desired before the camera.
This session was staged using a Mitutoyo 10X M Plan APO microscope objective mounted on a bellows and a Raynox DCR150 as the tube lens required to bring the image into focus on the camera sensor. An LED panel soft light and vellum tracing paper used for diffusion served as the illumination for the session.
There were 409 images taken in the stack with each taken at a three-micron distance between shots taken. The total distance of camera travel was 1.2 millimeters. The stack of images was processed in Zerene Stacker for the resulting image posted.
This is also posted in the Photo Gallery for those that do not frequent the True Macro Forum.
This session was staged using a Mitutoyo 10X M Plan APO microscope objective mounted on a bellows and a Raynox DCR150 as the tube lens required to bring the image into focus on the camera sensor. An LED panel soft light and vellum tracing paper used for diffusion served as the illumination for the session.
There were 409 images taken in the stack with each taken at a three-micron distance between shots taken. The total distance of camera travel was 1.2 millimeters. The stack of images was processed in Zerene Stacker for the resulting image posted.
This is also posted in the Photo Gallery for those that do not frequent the True Macro Forum.
Jun 24, 2023 13:49:13 #
Beautiful Sippy. I have always thought moths looked kind of soft and fluffy, your shots reinforce those ideas.
Jun 24, 2023 14:08:53 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Beautiful Sippy. I have always thought moths looked kind of soft and fluffy, your shots reinforce those ideas.
Thanks, Curmudgeon. It's nice to know that you enjoyed viewing it.
Jun 24, 2023 21:53:09 #
I agree with Jack. They are furry looking and you did a fine job capturing it.
Jun 24, 2023 22:23:21 #
kpmac wrote:
I agree with Jack. They are furry looking and you did a fine job capturing it.
Thanks, Kpmac. The scales of a moth are as fine as talcum powder. Working with them is like working with a dog in that you get dog hair on everything. The same is true for moths. Their darn scales get on the other specimens so I have to be sure to have separate containers and kill jars. Getting their scales off the other specimens is a real pain in the butt.
Jun 25, 2023 11:45:48 #
Jun 25, 2023 12:06:47 #
tinusbum wrote:
love the dd of this
Thanks, Tinusbum. I was fortunate enough to find a moth that had all of its scales in tack.
Jun 27, 2023 10:58:44 #
If moths were large 4 legged mammals wandering around, people might consider them cute. Proves every creature has a good camera angle. 🥴
Jun 27, 2023 13:15:35 #
47greyfox wrote:
If moths were large 4 legged mammals wandering around, people might consider them cute. Proves every creature has a good camera angle. 🥴
Thanks, 47greyfox. I catch several moths that are attracted to our porch light in the summer. It's rare to find one that has all of its facial scales intact for they lose them quite easily as the flitter around.
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Jul 4, 2023 11:54:00 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is a tiny moth that is about the size of Roos... (show quote)
How long does it take your rig to step through 409 frames?
Jul 4, 2023 14:17:36 #
skylane5sp wrote:
How long does it take your rig to step through 409 frames?
Thanks for asking. Once the session is staged and I start releasing the shutter, it takes 30 minutes on average to produce the stack of images. When I bring the stack into either Zerene Stacker or Helicon Focus, it takes another 20 minutes or so of computer crunch time to process the stack of images into a single output image.
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