Gilded-wing Bristle-butt
Epalpus signifer - Penny Lake Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Epalpus signifer has no common name!
So now's my chance to name an insect!!!
So from this day on, this guy will be known as the
Gilded-wing Bristle-butt fly!
Does it get any better than that!!!
FYI - Be sure to click on the image with the magnifying tool to view this guy LARGE.
Capture notes:
I needed a reasonable shutter speed for this image, and since I didn't want the resolution compromised by grain (a.k.a. digital noise) I first chose ISO 400. Then with that in mind I picked a shutter speed that would work under existing conditions which put me at F-11. Then since F11 didn't give me the DOF I needed for crisp definition of all its critical body parts, I made 3 captures focused on those critical parts. First was the face, then then the wings, and last butt not least its bristly butt.
Regarding focus: Focus was in TTV manual mode using centerspot focus. I say "center spot" since the Canon EOS cameras will flash (and beep) when the center spot hits focus in MF mode. Though, that's not critical, since when you have the diopeter adjusted properly you can see the focus you're looking for though the viewfinder¹ (w/o any additional help from the camera). And with subjects like this guy, it's pretty easy to see when its sharp pointy parts are in focus, and things like the wings will light up and sparkle when in focus.
Needless to say you need a tripod to do these kindsa things, and a bit of patience, since you will have to wait for those still moments,when the leaf is relatively still to get those focus points you're lookin' for w/o worry about motion blur at slow shutter speeds like 160.
¹ TTV (Through the Viewfinder) focusing is most accurate when you're stopped down a couple stops since the DOF increases with each stop (when you're lookin' at the subject wide open through the SRL viewfinder). However, this doesn't work as well with mirrorless cameras, since with mirrorless cameras you're lookin' at the stopped down version of the image and you don't get the DOF safety zone you'll get with an SLR. However, the mirrorless cameras usually give you the capability (often via a customized single press button) to magnify with the viewfinder (same case with with most camera's rear screen focusing), but that comes with a loss of perspective on how the shot is framed.
Gilded-wing Bristle-butt
Epalpus signifer - Penny Lake Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Epalpus signifer has no common name!
So now's my chance to name an insect!!!
So from this day on, this guy will be known as the
Gilded-wing Bristle-butt fly!
Does it get any better than that!!!
FYI - Be sure to click on the image with the magnifying tool to view this guy LARGE.
Capture notes:
I needed a reasonable shutter speed for this image, and since I didn't want the resolution compromised by grain (a.k.a. digital noise) I first chose ISO 400. Then with that in mind I picked a shutter speed that would work under existing conditions which put me at F-11. Then since F11 didn't give me the DOF I needed for crisp definition of all its critical body parts, I made 3 captures focused on those critical parts. First was the face, then then the wings, and last butt not least its bristly butt.
Regarding focus: Focus was in TTV manual mode using centerspot focus. I say "center spot" since the Canon EOS cameras will flash (and beep) when the center spot hits focus in MF mode. Though, that's not critical, since when you have the diopeter adjusted properly you can see the focus you're looking for though the viewfinder¹ (w/o any additional help from the camera). And with subjects like this guy, it's pretty easy to see when its sharp pointy parts are in focus, and things like the wings will light up and sparkle when in focus.
Needless to say you need a tripod to do these kindsa things, and a bit of patience, since you will have to wait for those still moments,when the leaf is relatively still to get those focus points you're lookin' for w/o worry about motion blur at slow shutter speeds like 160.
¹ TTV (Through the Viewfinder) focusing is most accurate when you're stopped down a couple stops since the DOF increases with each stop (when you're lookin' at the subject wide open through the SRL viewfinder). However, this doesn't work as well with mirrorless cameras, since with mirrorless cameras you're lookin' at the stopped down version of the image and you don't get the DOF safety zone you'll get with an SLR. However, the mirrorless cameras usually give you the capability (often via a customized single press button) to magnify with the viewfinder (same case with with most camera's rear screen focusing), but that comes with a loss of perspective on how the shot is framed.