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.
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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.
