Moth on a Twig - a different viewpoint.
by drofmit
This moth is a Barred Sallow , taken from a different viewpoint.
Moths are usually photographed from above... but, by encoraging them to clamber onto my twig...
I can twirl them gently round to find their best profiles.
This is done early in the morning as I empty the mothtrap... so the insects are all less lively...
the light is from a Neewer ring flash used as a ring light... and the early morning ambient.
The background bokeh is from the distant vegetation... in this case the trees on the other side of our meadow.
Another advantage of the insect on a twig approach... I can move them around to select the best background for the subject...
the con, of course, is using the K1 single handed!!
Moths are usually photographed from above... but, by encoraging them to clamber onto my twig...
I can twirl them gently round to find their best profiles.
This is done early in the morning as I empty the mothtrap... so the insects are all less lively...
the light is from a Neewer ring flash used as a ring light... and the early morning ambient.
The background bokeh is from the distant vegetation... in this case the trees on the other side of our meadow.
Another advantage of the insect on a twig approach... I can move them around to select the best background for the subject...
the con, of course, is using the K1 single handed!!
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Uploaded31/10/2018 - 22:17
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Posted 01/11/2018 - 15:31
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Outstanding accomplishment. Like very much. Its "eye" looks like a fish eye, doesn't it?
Posted 02/11/2018 - 08:58
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go4IT wrote:
Outstanding accomplishment. Like very much. Its "eye" looks like a fish eye, doesn't it?
Outstanding accomplishment. Like very much. Its "eye" looks like a fish eye, doesn't it?
Thanks.... yes...it does look like a fish eye!
This is actually because all the facets of the eye facing the camera are absorbing all light that enters... in reality, they all are... but, the ones that are not directly towards you are reflecting their "true" colours towards you. In reality, none of the wonderful colours of moths actually exist as pigment... it is all done by refraction of light, allegedly...[according to the latest research.... in which case, why can moths and butterflies fade in daylight??]
Never be afraid to talk about your techniques...
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.
Posted 02/11/2018 - 14:23
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Thanks for explanation of the “eye”. I had heard that they are not pigmented. We have loads and loads to learn yet about nature, don’t we?
Posted 02/11/2018 - 21:34
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stunning macro
regards
Roy
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Roy
Pentax K3 gripped,and some lenses
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pentaxroy/
my pbase gallery
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