3D - Beware!!

Posted by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 20, 2003 4:32 am

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Detail from the wing of an Owl Butterfly

EOS30, Sigma 180mm F3.5 Macro, Provia 100F, Handheld,

From a visit to a Butterfly Farm, amazing patterns on the wings of this Butterfly - there is this one, and another that looks just like Owl eyes - many Butterflies and Moths have eye patterns to deter predators. I wanted to capture this amazing image.

All comments and critiques always welcome and appreciated and thanks for looking.

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:21 am

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Interesting image and different. I think a smaller aperature would have brought the whole wing in focus and you might want to try a Circular Polarizer next time to cut down on the reflection.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:57 am

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Thanks for your comments Harvey, always appreciated.

There isn't reflection as such, these wings are soft and furry yet the pattern colours are so amazing they give the impression of shadows and highlights and even 'reflection' shine as you would get from a moist eye. It's incredible how nature has contrived to protect these BF's from predation in this way. ( I agree I could have got more DOF! )

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:32 am

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A very nice shot and a cool perspective. This probably needs to be shot at f/22 with supplemental light in order to get all of the DOF that it needs.

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by Alan Melle on Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:00 am

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While the overall sharpness could be better you certainly did a good job of capturing the 3D look of the "eye".

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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:51 pm

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Cool macro shot. Its incredible the protective elements built into nature. I tried to photograph a spider from the underside and the belly part looked like a face with two white spots for eyes and a curve.. Sharp where it needs to be here and perfect exposure. Nice work..

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by Bart Breet on Mon Oct 20, 2003 1:32 pm

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Great image Carol, I realy like it!

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by Laura Stiefel on Mon Oct 20, 2003 4:25 pm

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Hi Carol. Very neat idea! I really like the sharp in focus center area for all the detail it shows. I've always found the various camouflage to be amazing as well. This certainly looks like an owls eye!

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by Karen S on Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:50 pm

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This is very cool Carol.....I just love the texture and pattern. Nice job.

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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Oct 20, 2003 6:02 pm

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I love it. I do like the narrow DOF to emphasize the "eye".

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by NDCheryl on Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:45 pm

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Neat shot Carol. I like this one a lot. The narrow DOF emphasizes the 'eye'.

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by T Williams on Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:17 pm

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Good one, Carol! I really like all the patterns and texture here -- alot of neat stuff to look at. The colors are great, too!

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by Cindy Marple on Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:11 pm

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I like the composition you chose with all the lines going right to the "eye". I'd wish for more DOF but you certainly put the important part in focus so this does work as is too. You're really taking to this macro stuff and finding great patterns to work with!

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:47 am

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Thanks for taking the time to comment everyone.

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