Linda Dulak
07-26-2013, 03:12 PM
Since Norm has developed a nice set-up for photographing insects and other small items, I'm always on the look out for subjects. Yesterday I was working in the garden when I noticed some damage on the parsley. Sure enough there were 2 caterpillars on there and eating their fill. These are caterpillars of the Swallowtail butterfly and because their favorite food is parsley I always plant a large amount of it for them. While we love to see the butterfly, we have to keep in mind that the food for the caterpillars is important. Without that we would have no butterflies and they can be very particular. I'm sure most people know that the monarchs prefer the milkweed and the preference is just as important for many other species.
Since the caterpillar was very slow moving I was able to take many images and varied the settings on the flashes. I much preferred this image even though the entire caterpillar is not in focus because he was facing the camera and I liked the curve of his body. After his photo session was over he was returned to his parsley plant.
Nikon D300 w/Nikkor 105mm micro lens, tripod mounted.
ISO 400; f/22, 1/60 sec.
The insect was placed on a translucent white acrylic sheet and illuminated from above by twin wireless SB-R200 speedlights and by another from below the sheet.
Minor standard CS6 adjustments were made.
Thank you Norm for being busy yesterday afternoon so I could claim this guy for my own subject.
Comments welcome
Linda
Since the caterpillar was very slow moving I was able to take many images and varied the settings on the flashes. I much preferred this image even though the entire caterpillar is not in focus because he was facing the camera and I liked the curve of his body. After his photo session was over he was returned to his parsley plant.
Nikon D300 w/Nikkor 105mm micro lens, tripod mounted.
ISO 400; f/22, 1/60 sec.
The insect was placed on a translucent white acrylic sheet and illuminated from above by twin wireless SB-R200 speedlights and by another from below the sheet.
Minor standard CS6 adjustments were made.
Thank you Norm for being busy yesterday afternoon so I could claim this guy for my own subject.
Comments welcome
Linda