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Gold Spot-Plusia festucae

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 27, 2010 at 3:50 AM
Gold Spot-Plusia festucae
Have been working on some moths recently and this is one of my favourites due to it's golden spots on it's wings.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1/3
Flash:yes: Canon MT 24EX with custom made raiser & Gary Fong Puffer Diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 160
Lens: Canon 200mm F2.8 + 56mm Extension Tubes
Focal length: -
AF mode: Manual Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Head
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Posted by Matt Cole on August 27, 2010 at 4:48 AM
that's a lovely background Jeroen! A nice looking moth too and a simple but effective composition.

Matt :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on August 27, 2010 at 5:20 AM
Excellent!
maybe a bit off the bottom but no big deal.
JR
Posted by Karen Summers on August 27, 2010 at 5:43 AM
a simple but effective shot I like it very much
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on August 27, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Very simple and clean shot with great colour. Really nice Jeroen :toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 27, 2010 at 7:35 AM
A lovely shot with plenty of detail and a clean background.
Yes, you could lose a bit off the bottom I suppose.
Well done :smile:

Geoff.
Posted by Craig Jones on August 27, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Very nice and different Jeroen,love the composition :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Haskell on August 27, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Simples! Nice BG to boot too.

Ian