Re: PESO - Moth Macro
Stunning! its almost like meditation. Shooting macros is just the same for me... By the way, why did you choose f/4.5? Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2015-04-27 5:02 GMT+03:00 Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: thanks, Attila - I enjoy the process of setting up and taking these images - its almost like meditation. Mark On 4/26/2015 3:10 PM, Attila Boros wrote: Excellent detail! I hope you had some fun with it, 110 images sounds like a lot of work. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 4:50 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Excellent detail! I hope you had some fun with it, 110 images sounds like a lot of work. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 4:50 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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WOW! Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President On Apr 23, 2015, at 8:50 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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thanks, Attila - I enjoy the process of setting up and taking these images - its almost like meditation. Mark On 4/26/2015 3:10 PM, Attila Boros wrote: Excellent detail! I hope you had some fun with it, 110 images sounds like a lot of work. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 4:50 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wonderful detail, Malcolm! Jack - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 11:01:16 PM Subject: RE: PESO - Moth Macro Mark C wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro I love these focus stacked images, the detail is incredible. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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What incredible detail! It is also an interesting image as an abstract. How did you get the moth to hold still for 110 exposures? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks Frank. The moth was dead and mounted on a pin, so keeping it still was not much of a problem. The lens was at f4.5 so the DOF was very shallow, which is why it took 110 images to cover the subject. Mark On 4/24/2015 7:00 AM, Knarf wrote: Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ken. Nothing determines the number so shots that is used and I probably over sample most of the time. I actually just stacked every other shot and the result is virtually identical at web size. Looking at the actual pixel size I can see a few areas where there is less detail. The double images of some of the hairs at the very top of the moth are actually reduced significantly using the 55 images. For this kind of shot (working indoors) I use focusing rails and work from front to back. (Outdoors I change the focusing on the lens.) I start when the first detail shows up in live view (focus peaking enabled) and try to move the camera forward as slowly as possible. I watch the live view to see that the frames overlap, but it is really more of an exercise in trying to be as consistent as possible. When I first tried this I spaced the shots too far apart and that resulted in alternating sharp / less sharp bands through the image. Sometimes I will really miss and get a band that is out of focus running through the final image. So I try to move the camera as little as humanly possible and reduce the number of images to be combined later if need be. The stacking software seems to be able to handle oversampling without major issues, but at times I will drop down to every other or even every third or fourth shot. Like most of my setups I use a pretty improvised arrangement. Mark On 4/24/2015 11:08 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Wonderful image Mark. What determines the need for 110 images? What would it look like if you only took , say 55? -Original Message- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: Re: PESO - Moth Macro Thanks Frank. The moth was dead and mounted on a pin, so keeping it still was not much of a problem. The lens was at f4.5 so the DOF was very shallow, which is why it took 110 images to cover the subject. Mark On 4/24/2015 7:00 AM, Knarf wrote: Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wonderful image Mark. What determines the need for 110 images? What would it look like if you only took , say 55? -Original Message- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: Re: PESO - Moth Macro Thanks Frank. The moth was dead and mounted on a pin, so keeping it still was not much of a problem. The lens was at f4.5 so the DOF was very shallow, which is why it took 110 images to cover the subject. Mark On 4/24/2015 7:00 AM, Knarf wrote: Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to stack to make one fur hat? ;-) On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Depends on the size of your head! On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:09, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to stack to make one fur hat? ;-) On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Mark C wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro I love these focus stacked images, the detail is incredible. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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There is an old Russian folk tale about that, when a greedy guy asked a master if he can make a hat from just one sheep skin. The master said yes. The the greedy fool asked if two, three, and so on can be made. Here is the result: https://youtu.be/MHsoL9GceQY?t=3m39s Cheers, Igor Bob W-PDML Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:26:19 -0700 wrote: Depends on the size of your head! On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:09, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to stack to make one fur hat? ;-) On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks Igor! It does take a lot of patience - I did 4 complete stacks and had several false starts (some just a frame or two, some a dozen frames or more) before getting results I was OK with. The first run was a different pose, that I did not like; the second was this pose, but a stray fiber (literally too small to be seen) was dangling from the antenna; on the third run I forgot to reposition the 2nd flash so the shadow illumination was nil; and then finally the 4th time was the charm. Mark On 4/24/2015 2:37 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That's the way to do it! There was also the opposite in the old Communist joke about the button factory whose 5-year plan stated that they had to make 30 tons of buttons, so they made one button weighing 30 tons. B On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:46, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: There is an old Russian folk tale about that, when a greedy guy asked a master if he can make a hat from just one sheep skin. The master said yes. The the greedy fool asked if two, three, and so on can be made. Here is the result: https://youtu.be/MHsoL9GceQY?t=3m39s Cheers, Igor Bob W-PDML Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:26:19 -0700 wrote: Depends on the size of your head! On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:09, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to stack to make one fur hat? ;-) On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Moth Macro
A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Amazing. On Apr 23, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Moth
There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Nice colours Dave On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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This is a fine example of your affinity for placing subjects in complimentary surroundings. Well done! Looks like it has a grinning mouth on the back of its head. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 7/6/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Moth To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 8:38 AM There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That's nice, Frank. Nice angle on the moth and composed nicely with the background, which really works great here--nice complementary tonality. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:38 AM Subject: PESO - Moth There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That is a very interesting critter, Frank, and the colors are well done indeed. Dan On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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what I like most about this is how the back of the moth's head looks like a face, complete with smile, as a point of defense I'd guess... like you wouldn't dare try to grab me when I'm looking at you would you? again, a tad light on my screen... but perhaps elsewhere it isn't. ann On 7/6/2011 11:38, frank theriault wrote: There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Nice. I'm not generally an insect photo enthusiast, but I find moths and butterflies truly interesting for their colors and patterns. You did a fine job capturing this one. G On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Neat moth capture I would have had a field day attempting to get a capture of these moths. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:39 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Moth There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:38 -0400, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they were having a field day! Excellent - I like the detail in the 'feelers' (if that's what they're called) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
