Moth & Mosquito (thickly feathered antennae means the mosquito is male)

[JBW]

These fellows were on our glass wall. The bg is unpainted plywood. The mosquito was a surprise.
ISO 100 ~ Shutter Speed 1.6s ~ F/16 ~ Natural Light ~ 9 shot stack in Fiji ~ Sony Alpha a58 ~ Tamron 90mm 272E

[Wavelength]

Classic

[JBW]

Classic

I must admit it was an accidental shot. I didn't realize the mosquito was there until I put it up on the computer.

[Dave Humphries]

I must admit it was an accidental shot. I didn't realize the mosquito was there until I put it up on the computer.

... and yet somehow you managed to get them both in the plane of focus.

Sometimes you just get lucky!

Good shot btw

Any idea what the trail of fuzzy stuff is behind the Mosquito? (spider web silk perhaps)

[JBW]

... and yet somehow you managed to get them both in the plane of focus.

Sometimes you just get lucky!

Good shot btw

Any idea what the trail of fuzzy stuff is behind the Mosquito? (spider web silk perhaps)

that you do and spiders web would be my best guess.

[bnnrcn]

Great details Brian, nice shot

[Rainforest]

Neat shot - the moth looks like a king in his robe to me.

[JBW]

Great details Brian, nice shot

I was surprised by the amount of detail

[JBW]

Neat shot - the moth looks like a king in his robe to me.

with the mosquito being the robe carrier

[NorthernFocus]

Awesome detail, Brian. Those are some crazy looking antennae.

[JBW]

Awesome detail, Brian. Those are some crazy looking antennae.

they are aren't they It seems counter intuitive to me but there are times when backing off a bit gets me more detail. I imagine it is the overall sharpness gets improved by moving back a bit.

[Shadowman]

Nice one.

[JBW]

Nice one.

I'm pleased with this shot

[Stagecoach]

This is a classic one Brian. It's hard enough to get a mosquito, but a mosquito and a moth, well done

It seems counter intuitive to me but there are times when backing off a bit gets me more detail. I imagine it is the overall sharpness gets improved by moving back a bit.

By moving back a bit you are going to increase the DoF, a balance with cropping but can be to your advantage.

[JBW]

This is a classic one Brian. It's hard enough to get a mosquito, but a mosquito and a moth, well done



By moving back a bit you are going to increase the DoF, a balance with cropping but can be to your advantage.

as stated above, I didn't know what I had captured till I put it on the big screen. Once again I smudge the line between science and art.

[JohnRostron]

Neat shot - the moth looks like a king in his robe to me.

Nice indeed. The mosquito looks like a pageboy!

John

[JBW]

Nice indeed. The mosquito looks like a pageboy!

John

one of those serendipitous shots that are enjoyable when they show up

[Donald]

Other people have said it is a fantastic image, but let me add to that.

Good luck put them there together, but you don't get an image like that unless your prepared for it and know how to get it. Wonderful.

[JBW]

Other people have said it is a fantastic image, but let me add to that.

Good luck put them there together, but you don't get an image like that unless your prepared for it and know how to get it. Wonderful.

I did adjust for bg and straight on DoF. One of the things that helped with the shot was that I had one of the tripods legs hard up against the house. That allowed me to get a good focus and enough shots to stack. The other thing that really helped was my basic put it off till it feels right character flaw. After 3 years I still haven't gotten around to painting the plywood in the kitchen. I have a very understanding wife.

[Dave A]

Great shot. Those antennae are huge.

Dave