Cicada: Exosceleton and Wing detail
Cicada: Exosceleton and Wing detail
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Friday, 29 July 2005 00:00
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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” Cecil Beaton
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Cicada: wing details and exoskeleton (Family: Cicadidae; adult male)
I wanted to try a new project so I was looking for a subject to shoot. I usually collect dead insects and the alike and keep them in small plastic boxes till I have the time to create a setup and take some pictures of them. One of the most interesting creatures I found in my collection was a cicada. The construction of its wings is really complicated and I wanted to take some macro photos of them. Since I also had some exoskeletons in my collection I decided to take some photos of this, too. The wings have the kind of detail and transparency that I like. On the other hand, the exoskeleton is a real wonder. Although the animal has long left it, you can still see every detail on it, even the tiny hair. Shot with a reversed Pentax 50 mm lens over a Nikkor 50 mm lens.
Photos by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f1.8D + Pentax SMC 50 mm f/1.7 reversed
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec and f/16 on the Nikkor lens, f/1.7 on the Pentax lens.
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
IImage: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.
You can see the actual setup used to take those photos (as well as the photo of the peacock feather) and read more about it here. Although I don't think that anything can go wrong with the idea proposed, I have to emphasize that you do it at your own risk.
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