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Skipper up Close + levelled a bit

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 12, 2011151 views12 comments

Small Skipper
Taken this evening roosting in the meadows around the house.
4 stacked images and there were many chuck out sequences. Theres a bit of a problem on the left antena of this one too. Anyway its a start

D7000 Sigma 150 macro
Tripod.
400ISO 125th sec @f5
Stacked czm
Virtually full frame.
levels in paint Shop pro.
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on July 12, 2011 at 5:44 PM

what a ugly beauty....

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 12, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Wonderful details. Nice job getting 4 images to stack. I think the colors of the flower and background add a lot to this image.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Bielby on July 12, 2011 at 9:13 PM

cool shot john!

Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 12, 2011 at 11:55 PM

wow, excellent!
Very fine detail and the magenta flower and perfect green BG bump this way up !
Well done!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Des Ong on July 13, 2011 at 4:52 AM

Looks nice John, just a tiny weeny bit dark. I reckon a slight tweak in curve/levels will really make it pop. Btw, have one just like it

Registered on July 12, 2007, 23 Posts, 234 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 13, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Thanks all. Des
Heres one "popped " a bit Cheers
JohnR

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

Comment posted by Chris Grabski on July 13, 2011 at 9:57 AM

Like the cute eyes. I prefer the re-post.

Registered on April 29, 2011, 122 Posts, 431 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM

Wonderful close-up of a skipper, John. I like the face on approach of this shot. He has an interesting face to look at; he looks like he has eye lashes. Love the detail in the antenna and the hairy look has has. I'm puzzled how so many persons are taking stack images of insects. How do you get them to stay still for all of this stacking? Maybe it depends what time of day you photograph them. Anyway, great shot! Think I like the repost better.

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 13, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Carolyn

Some insects are quite easy in the early morning before they reach "flying " temperature,or evening as they go to roost. The biggest problem is wind. The subject and what it is sat on need to be still. There are still a lot of waste sequences though. Some do dead insects but I don't.
Cheers
JohnR

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

Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 14, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Outstanding detail! The contrast of color between the flower and Skipper really makes things pop. Really well done.

Registered on November 16, 2010, 22 Posts, 269 Comments

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on July 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM

Very nice portrait of this Skipper.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on August 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM

Outstanding detail and comp, John. I had no idea these things had eyelashes! The reworked post is an improvement. Well done.

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