The BACKSIDE of butterfly scales @10x by mygale, auf Flickr
The backside of butterfly scales @6x by mygale, auf Flickr
2017-10-31 15.47.29 by mygale, auf Flickr
Without the black light absorbing material behind the scales they are almost transparent. I found the dead butterfly outside and it was too damaged for normal macros.
The BACKSIDE of butterfly scales 10x/6x Aglais io
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I don't understand the technique, but these would make wonderful large format wall art.
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Very beautiful images!
As for technique, what I think I'm seeing is the ventral side of a translucent eye-spot, with the wing placed over a black background.
Based on the fact that I don't see the bases of any scales, I think I'm looking at the same surface of the scales that would be seen under normal circumstances -- the side away from the wing membrane.
At first I thought that "BACKSIDE" meant I would be seeing the surface of each scale that is normally against the wing membrane, but as I now understand the setup, that is not the case.
--Rik
As for technique, what I think I'm seeing is the ventral side of a translucent eye-spot, with the wing placed over a black background.
Based on the fact that I don't see the bases of any scales, I think I'm looking at the same surface of the scales that would be seen under normal circumstances -- the side away from the wing membrane.
At first I thought that "BACKSIDE" meant I would be seeing the surface of each scale that is normally against the wing membrane, but as I now understand the setup, that is not the case.
--Rik
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