Dragon Fly Study

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Pizzazz
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Dragon Fly Study

Post by Pizzazz »

Hi Gang

Caught a fresh specimen and decided to try to do different
shots around parts of the head to see what kind of results I
could get. The amount of eye receptors amazes me.

Mike


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Post by leonardturner »

Amazing indeed. What equipment were you using?
Do you have any insight into why there is a discrete color change about half way back in the eyes? Different types of sensors perhaps?

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Post by MaxRockbin »

In the 2nd photo - near the center, in the middle of the black area, it looks like there's a human eye staring back(?!)
If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough. - Robert Capa

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Post by Pizzazz »

Hi there


If I recall, there are two shades of color on the eyes. I will look
tonight and verify. As for the "eye staring back", I have no idea as
to how that came about. I will look at my original tonight and see
what I can find out.

My gear is a Nikon D810 with a Nikon 4x E plan attached to a
Nikon 200mm macro lens. I have it mounted vertically on a Nikon
Multiphot, and I use the stack shot to drive a movable subject stage.
These shots were at F8, 30 micron increments and a total of 3
second exposures, and between 100-200 shots each.

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Post by Pizzazz »

Hi

There are two distinct colors over the eyes.
As for the "eye reflection", I looked on the full size image
and I have no idea why it looks the way it does.

Mike

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Post by Chris S. »

I don't spend as much time looking at insects as many others on this forum, but would suggest that what looks like the human eye is the reflection of the objective lens and photographic lighting in the insect's median ocellus.

Nice shots!

--Chris

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Post by cadman342001 »

Nice shots Mike of a nice example, the eyes are great and not degenerated at all which is the problem I have been having.

(I have just taken some of a DF's head too.)

Andy

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Post by Pizzazz »

Hi Andy,

I used a fresh specimen that I had to sacrifice.

I am on a trip now so I cannot chat much. I will home in a week--more then.

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Post by Carmen »

hello Mike!

I aspire toward this type of result: convincing extended DOF, good lighting, fine detail, beautiful specimen, adequate dust control...

thnx for sharing, and for tech' details!

Pizzazz
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Post by Pizzazz »

Hi Carmen

Thanks for the reply

On this forum you will find many
People that do far better than I

I encourage you to follow the posts
And study, apply, experiment and
Most importantly; ask questions and
Share your work for feedback

I too am still learning

Mike

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