Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Earwig stack (20 images)

  1. #1
    Jody Melanson
    Guest

    Default Earwig stack (20 images)

    What a cool looking bug! (and he has the same haircut as me! :) )



    Model = Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
    Exposure Time = 1/200"
    F Number = F14
    Exposure Program = Manual
    ISO Speed Ratings = 100
    Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
    Metering Mode = Spot
    Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
    Focal Length = 150mm + 3 Tubes + Reversed 50/1.8
    Color Space = sRGB
    Exposure Mode = Manual exposure
    Tripod (what a cumbersome device! :D)
    Mirror Lockup
    Remote Shutter release
    20 Frames stacked with CombineZM

  2. #2
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    66
    Threads
    30
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Now that's what I call extreme and successul. How did you move the focal plane - did you use a focusing rail of sorts?
    O one minor nit: There are some small processing artefacts from the OOF highlights on the body of the insect, nothing major but I recognize this kind of problem from my experiences with CombineZM...
    regards
    Karl Günter

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Cody, WY
    Posts
    2,491
    Threads
    428
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    This is very cool. The DOF is incredible for this magnification. How in the world do you get a bug to stay still for 20 Exposures?????

  4. #4
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Solothurn-Switzerland
    Posts
    1,658
    Threads
    127
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Oh my god. What fantastic details. Absolutely amazing. A ditto on Robert Franz - how do u manage to keep the bug still for so long...

  5. #5
    Jody Melanson
    Guest

    Default

    To keep him still for so long, I threw him in the freezer beforehand.

  6. #6
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    New Brunswick, Canada
    Posts
    218
    Threads
    54
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    That would slow me down for sure!

    Great shot Jody, and you got him to sweat too!

    Bill

  7. #7
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    66
    Threads
    30
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jody Melanson View Post
    To keep him still for so long, I threw him in the freezer beforehand.
    I hope you are kidding? This kind of behaviour is deplorable at best and IMHO not the kind to be propagated by a nature photographer at all...

  8. #8
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Newfoundland
    Posts
    205
    Threads
    41
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Incredible Jody! wowzers! :eek:

  9. #9
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    Posts
    540
    Threads
    70
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great stacking to bring out the alien details we seldom see on insects. If you could have had a few more frames, I would have liked a little more of the antennae in focus to bring us to the face more, but I can't fault all the work you've done already to get great focus depth on this stacked image.

    I personally do not object to the chilling method to immobilize insects for photography (has to do with my opinion on individual insects), but that debate may be best suited to a discussion on ethical standards in nature & wildlife photography, perhaps in our General Photography discussion forum. The situation is similar to whether you may pinch a dead leaf or dying bloom out of a wildflower comp, or how/when to disclose that you photographed captive animals.

  10. #10
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Posts
    2,940
    Threads
    288
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Murden View Post
    how/when to disclose that you photographed captive animals.

    Captive animals and dead/frozen animals are not the same thing though.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics