Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Stanley Halpin]

OK, another bug. A really well done bug, but still, another bug.  
However, the overall photo is wonderful! I agree with others’ comments - the 
composition and the lighting/shading in the background really transforms this 
shot into something quite special.

stan

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 9:04 PM, Jostein  wrote:
> 
> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/
> 
> This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark on 
> dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to colours, it 
> even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.
> 
> 645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.
> 
> On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this time. 
> Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.
> 
> Jostein
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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein Øksne]

Thanks Jay!
I use some hardware automation too. I have a motorised macro rail that moves 
the camera in tiny steps, trips the shutter and stops after prescribed number 
of exposures. 
Jostein 

Den 19. juli 2017 05.30.31 CEST, skrev Jay Taylor :
>Very nice job Jostein!With the program do you still have to manually
>focus each shot?
>Thanks ,JayT
>
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>On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 10:18 AM, Jostein  wrote:
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>Den 18.07.2017 16:23, skrev Rick Womer:
>> I agree with all of the plaudits.
>> 
>> I am wondering what "slabbing" is. A stack of thick slices?
>
>Thanks Rick.
>A stack of thick slices is actually a good description.
>Instead of instructing the software to stack all the single exposures
>in 
>one go, it is instructed to stack them in groups of say, 15. Then when 
>it's done, the groups (slabs) are stacked again to produce the final
>result.
>It's a technique to get better results from deep stacks.
>Jostein

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jay Taylor]

Very nice job Jostein!With the program do you still have to manually focus each 
shot?
Thanks ,JayT


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Den 18.07.2017 16:23, skrev Rick Womer:
> I agree with all of the plaudits.
> 
> I am wondering what "slabbing" is. A stack of thick slices?

Thanks Rick.
A stack of thick slices is actually a good description.
Instead of instructing the software to stack all the single exposures in 
one go, it is instructed to stack them in groups of say, 15. Then when 
it's done, the groups (slabs) are stacked again to produce the final result.
It's a technique to get better results from deep stacks.
Jostein

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Steve Cottrell]

On 18/7/17, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:

>http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/
>
>This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark 
>on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to 
>colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.
>
>645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.
>
>On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this 
>time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.

Ohh that's superb.

I like the background lighting gradient - really adds to the image.

Boring to say, of course, that your bugs are always amazing. Love it mate

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Thanks Igor. ;-)
Jostein

Den 18.07.2017 19:15, skrev Igor PDML-StR:



Impressive!

Sharp as a sting. :-)

Igor


Jostein Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:06:07 -0700 wrote:

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/


This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark 
on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to 
colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.



645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this 
time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.



Jostein




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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Den 18.07.2017 16:23, skrev Rick Womer:

I agree with all of the plaudits.

I am wondering what "slabbing" is. A stack of thick slices?


Thanks Rick.
A stack of thick slices is actually a good description.
Instead of instructing the software to stack all the single exposures in 
one go, it is instructed to stack them in groups of say, 15. Then when 
it's done, the groups (slabs) are stacked again to produce the final result.

It's a technique to get better results from deep stacks.
Jostein

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Den 18.07.2017 09:03, skrev Larry Colen:



Jostein wrote:

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/


Very nice shot, but you know that.


Thanks Larry. Well, I sorta... But you know how it is... :-)

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Thanks Mark!
I used the Bugslabber v1.1 by Bill Eldridge. Slabs of 15 with 5 
exposures' overlap.
Not overly impressed with the XML file output from Bugslabber, because 
it claims to be UTF-8 and yet does not map the Scandinavian vowels 
right. Since I have all my images in a folder named "råfiler" 
(rawfiles), I have to edit the XML manually to make it work.


I'll have a look at the slabmaker. Maybe that's better.

Jostein

Den 18.07.2017 04:23, skrev Mark C:

Excellent work - great job posing the beetle!

Did you manually slab or use a utility? I've used Andrea Hallgass's 
slabmaker a few times - very good for Zerene Stacker. Simplifies and 
automates the process.


Mark

Jostein wrote:

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/

This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark 
on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to 
colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.


645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this 
time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.


Jostein




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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Thanks Dan!
I photographed this beetle in the wild for a few minutes before 
capturing it. The pose was selected based on what I had observed of 
natural behaviour.

Jostein

Den 18.07.2017 03:22, skrev Daniel J. Matyola:

Another great one, Jostein!

I particularly like the posture of the beetle and, of course, the level of
detail.


Dan Matyola
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On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Jostein  wrote:


http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/

This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark on
dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to colours, it
even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.

645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this time.
Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.

Jostein

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Thanks Ken!

I have a piece of glass on a black background behind my setup to use as 
a mirror to help me position the specimens correctly in front of the 
lens. I noticed recently that it could also be used to create gradients 
in the background by making the angle from the flash just right.


Glad you noticed and commented!

Jostein


Den 18.07.2017 03:27, skrev Ken Waller:

Simply outstanding Jostein !
Aside from the spot on exposure and focus I really like that the yelllow on the 
insect is mimicked in the flower, and the fade to white background is 
positioned to add and not detract.

I'm not going to try to photograph insects any more 


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From: Jostein 
Subject: PESO - Wasp beetle

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/

This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark
on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to
colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.

645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this
time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.

Jostein

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Jostein]

Thanks Paul.
Jostein

Den 18.07.2017 03:43, skrev Paul Stenquist:

What Ken said. Great work!

Paul via phone


On Jul 17, 2017, at 9:27 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

Simply outstanding Jostein !
Aside from the spot on exposure and focus I really like that the yelllow on the 
insect is mimicked in the flower, and the fade to white background is 
positioned to add and not detract.

I'm not going to try to photograph insects any more 


-Original Message-

From: Jostein 
Subject: PESO - Wasp beetle

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/

This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark
on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to
colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.

645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this
time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.

Jostein

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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Rick Womer]

I agree with all of the plaudits.

I am wondering what "slabbing" is. A stack of thick slices?

Rick
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On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 3:03 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
>
> Jostein wrote:
>>
>> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/
>
>
> Very nice shot, but you know that.
>
>
>>
>> This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark
>> on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to
>> colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.
>>
>> 645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.
>>
>> On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this
>> time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.
>>
>> Jostein
>>
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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Larry Colen]

Jostein wrote:

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/


Very nice shot, but you know that.




This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark
on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to
colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.

645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this
time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.

Jostein



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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Mark C]

Excellent work - great job posing the beetle!

Did you manually slab or use a utility? I've used Andrea Hallgass's 
slabmaker a few times - very good for Zerene Stacker. Simplifies and 
automates the process.


Mark

Jostein wrote:

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/

This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark 
on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to 
colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.


645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.

On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this 
time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.


Jostein




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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Paul Stenquist]

What Ken said. Great work!

Paul via phone

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 9:27 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Simply outstanding Jostein !
> Aside from the spot on exposure and focus I really like that the yelllow on 
> the insect is mimicked in the flower, and the fade to white background is 
> positioned to add and not detract.
> 
> I'm not going to try to photograph insects any more 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
>> From: Jostein 
>> Subject: PESO - Wasp beetle
>> 
>> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/
>> 
>> This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark 
>> on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to 
>> colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.
>> 
>> 645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.
>> 
>> On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this 
>> time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.
>> 
>> Jostein
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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Ken Waller]

Simply outstanding Jostein !
Aside from the spot on exposure and focus I really like that the yelllow on the 
insect is mimicked in the flower, and the fade to white background is 
positioned to add and not detract.

I'm not going to try to photograph insects any more 


-Original Message-
>From: Jostein 
>Subject: PESO - Wasp beetle
>
>http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/
>
>This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark 
>on dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to 
>colours, it even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.
>
>645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.
>
>On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this 
>time. Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.
>
>Jostein
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Re: PESO - Wasp beetle

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Another great one, Jostein!

I particularly like the posture of the beetle and, of course, the level of
detail.


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On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Jostein  wrote:

> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/vepsebukk/
>
> This one is a pollen eater as an adult, the larvae live under the bark on
> dead twigs of various trees. Its wasp mimicry is not limited to colours, it
> even buzz at the same frequency as wasps during flight.
>
> 645D, FA 120/4 macro, stacked from 165 exposures.
>
> On the post-processing side, I tried "slabbing" or sub-stacking this time.
> Some extra work, but I'm quite happy with the end result.
>
> Jostein
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