Departed, leaving just a husk

[xpatUSA]

I find these all over the place, I think they are Cicada husks:



A fairly big husk, maybe 30mm nose to tail and about 20mm leg spread, so quite a DOF problem. Fortunately, the SD10 has pretty big pixels which means that diffraction is not too much of an issue, even at f/16 for this shot. Used the Sigma 50mm macro on it, to be able to frame the subject a bit smaller than with the 70mm. (Framing smaller gives a bit more DOF, similar to stepping back in the field). Lighting is by two 17W, 800lm LED floods via diffusers, UniWB set in-camera, raw image 2268x1512px. Would have liked more contrast in the detail, see hair growing out of the snout.

Tried several processing paths but this was perhaps the best. Sigma Photo Pro > 16bit TIFF > PS Elements 6 crop and sharpen > JPEG Quality 9/12.

Going to try the subject with the GH1 plus Leica 45mm Macro next.

[Stagecoach]

Ted,

Superb shot with the detail and lighting just right but for me the blue just does not compliment it in any way.

Grahame

[xpatUSA]

Ted,

Superb shot with the detail and lighting just right but for me the blue just does not compliment it in any way.

Grahame

Good point Grahame, the cloth is my standard for wifey's eBay stuff and I didn't even consider that, tsk. This from someone who can not stand brown and blue, clothes-wise!

Well, I tried the GH1+Leica 45mm combination (before I read Grahams post) and here is living proof that MPs and lens quality matter very little when publishing for the web:



I actually expected a bit more acutance from the MFT system and there was at 100% raw viewing but proper downsizing is a great leveler, I find.

[Wavelength]

Excellent