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Burnet Moths

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 23, 2017969 views9 comments

Burnet Moths
f you want to try stacking insects then these are the guys to practice on !
Went out before tea and found these,and took a load of stacked sequences. Had tea and then started processing- all rubbish.
Went back out and they were still there. Did a load more lots and that was at twenty past eight !
These nearly always feed on Knapweed and usually rest on it in the evening and are common.
This is a re work of an earlier shot
D7000
Sigma 150 Macro
320 ISO
50th @f 7
6 Stacked images.
CZM/Paint Shop Pro
80%V of full frame.
Tripod /Remote
Cheers
JR

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 23, 2017 at 10:30 AM

Hi John,

I like the comp of this image. It is wonderful whenever your subjects are cooperative. Your stacking technique worked out well and you produced a nice image. Well done.......................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 23, 2017 at 2:34 PM

Wow, John, what a shot! Such great detail and color, and the background just makes them stand out so nicely. I have never seen Burnet Moths in our area. I am going to have to find something that will stay still long enough to try stacking though. You and a few others have convinced me that it is an effort worth trying. Beautiful shot.

Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 23, 2017 at 2:43 PM

Thanks both.
Shirley -the thing I find with the process is that the shots look very different to the small aperture single ones.
The other important thing is- ---its good fun !!!
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 23, 2017 at 5:02 PM

Looks great, John. Terrific detail throughout the subjects (thanks to the stack) against a fine background. Love those red spots. Yes, stacking routinely means trashing lots of frames.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 23, 2017 at 9:05 PM

Hi john

All your work paid off excellent detail because of the stacks . also love the light and color

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 24, 2017 at 1:48 AM

John ..love the fine light across the frame here, and ofcourse the dof. Fine detail too. Well done

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 24, 2017 at 1:05 PM

This is really nice John. Great stacking technique on animate objects. I love the detail in the weed. BG is very complimentary too.