Butterfly scales (images added +)

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:28 am

I was testing my reflected light setup (Olympus BXFM-S + Olympus trinocular head) with an Olympus LMPLANFL 20/0.40 objective, 2 Ikea led light and plastic yogurt container as diffuser.

The following is stack (Zerene) of 238 images of a butterfly wing scales, it is a crop because the full frame need some retouching (I was a little lazy) and wanted to show the details of the scales:

Rogelio

Cactusdave · Post by **Cactusdave** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:13 am

Great sharpness and texture. A really good result from a deep stack with a X20 objective. What's the total magnification?

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:47 am

Cactusdave wrote:Great sharpness and texture. A really good result from a deep stack with a X20 objective. What's the total magnification?

Thank you for your comments, the total magnification on sensor is 20x (I used direct projection).

Rogelio

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:48 am

really great image!

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:38 am

beautiful picture, a new technique, wow

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:39 am

Absolutely amazing. ....

Arturo

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:42 am

Wonderful image!

The current Olympus MPlan FL's are exellent. Which trinoc head did you use? Once I get around to making a good fit of the Olympus BX dovetail to Nikon dovetail I will be putting the Olympus Super Widefield head on my MM-11, which will complete that project.

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:43 am

Very nice picture, beautiful colors

Chris S. · Post by **Chris S.** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:08 am

Very nice, Rogelio!

Can you tell us what kind of butterfly it is?

--Chris

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:41 am

Thank you all for your comments.

Rogelio

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:43 am

Charles Krebs wrote: Which trinoc head did you use?

I am using the Olympus super widefield head with super widefield eyepieces.

Rogelio

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:44 am

Chris S. wrote: Can you tell us what kind of butterfly it is?
--Chris

It is Papilio blumei.

Rogelio

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:07 pm

That is a great shot! Specular highlights are such a pain with reflective scales, but you handled it beautifully.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:07 pm

Here is the full frame version (without stack retouching):

The following is a full frame stack (HF) with the Olympus LMPLANFL 50x/0.50, wing scales of papilio ulysses:

Rogelio

Craig Gerard · Post by **Craig Gerard** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:17 pm

Rogelio,

Thanks for uploading the additional images and details.

In the Papilio blumei image which area of the wing are we looking at?

Craig