Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
I found this little guy in a recent sample. I believe it is a Dragonfly larvae, possible Aeshna sp. Please correct me if I am wrong!
First image with PlanAPO 2.5X. Stitch of 2 stacks with 100+ images in each.
UplanAPO 2.5X (crop of above)
UplanAPO 2.5X (crop of first image)
MplanFL5X (strong backlight and short exposure time [1/80s]). Used Dehaze heavily in Lightroom to compensate for glare which resulted in the weird background.
MplanFL5X (weak backlight and longer exposure time [1/15s])
MplanFL10X
MplanFL10X
First image with PlanAPO 2.5X. Stitch of 2 stacks with 100+ images in each.
UplanAPO 2.5X (crop of above)
UplanAPO 2.5X (crop of first image)
MplanFL5X (strong backlight and short exposure time [1/80s]). Used Dehaze heavily in Lightroom to compensate for glare which resulted in the weird background.
MplanFL5X (weak backlight and longer exposure time [1/15s])
MplanFL10X
MplanFL10X
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Re: Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
Very nice!
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You have much more patience than I do and it shows in the results. Very nice.Stitch of 2 stacks with 100+ images in each.
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Thanks!
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Re: Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
These are really fine. I especially appreciate how you gave it a sense of luminosity from within via the backlight , yet retained some surface texture too. You filled from the side?
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These are amazing - well done!
May I ask how it was mounted?
May I ask how it was mounted?
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apochronaut wrote:These are really fine. I especially appreciate how you gave it a sense of luminosity from within via the backlight , yet retained some surface texture too. You filled from the side?
Thanks, yes, the subject was placed on a glass slide covered with a piece of greenish/blueish paper. The paper became a simple diffuser of the light coming from the condenser. Then I used several external light sources, a couple of Jansjö lights and a Zeiss fiber optic illuminator equipped with ping pong balls.Johann wrote:These are amazing - well done!
May I ask how it was mounted?
The backlight became a little too strong in most of these, but managed to retain surface details in most of the stacks in post. Personally I like the low-backlight version the most as it resembles the real colours of the dragonfly.
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Remarkable images, bravo sir!
As always, I have no favorite in the different lighting arrangements since I feel each shows different things to advantage. Or in short, my favorite is all the above!
As always, I have no favorite in the different lighting arrangements since I feel each shows different things to advantage. Or in short, my favorite is all the above!
Cheers,
Kurt Maurer
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Kurt Maurer
League City, Texas
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Re: Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
Thanks for the feedback Like the idea of bottom diffusing paperhkv wrote: Thanks, yes, the subject was placed on a glass slide covered with a piece of greenish/blueish paper. The paper became a simple diffuser of the light coming from the condenser. Then I used several external light sources, a couple of Jansjö lights and a Zeiss fiber optic illuminator equipped with ping pong balls.
The backlight became a little too strong in most of these, but managed to retain surface details in most of the stacks in post. Personally I like the low-backlight version the most as it resembles the real colours of the dragonfly.
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Very nice and detailed dragonfly larvae, when I get a chance I will post one of ours. I can usually dip these out of the pond rather easily.
Rodney
Rodney
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Excellent images!
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Really nice clean images. A treat!
Re: Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
Bonjour.
Superbes images clairs et détaillées.
Cordialement seb
Superbes images clairs et détaillées.
Cordialement seb
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Thanks all!
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Re: Dragonfly Aeshna sp. Larvae
Hkv, your are very good at presenting wonderful photos!.. Thanks for posting..
BillT
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