A few moths

orionmystery · Oct 28, 2011

Beautiful clearwing moth, Sesiidae. Possibly Macrotarsipus sp.

plume moth

kyrontf · Oct 28, 2011

Beautiful moths! The clearwing is spectacular. Never seen anything like it before. #4 is my favourite for that elegantly symmetrical pose I think.

amrannoordin · Oct 28, 2011

Love 4 most but personally I don't like dark background patches. But that's a personal preference.
1 and 2 would be better with greater depth of field as the blurred wings especially in 1 is a little bit of a distraction as it is obvious the moth was not moving as the other wing is still. 2 has its wing and legs clipped a little. Better to get all of the moth in or a larger part of it out of the picture (as in a really close shot).

The last shot is a fascinating little fella. But more depth of field to sharpen the wing tip and space at the top. I don't like the vertical division of the background colors (green and maroon) though.

On the whole though, the shots are interesting close ups. Thanks for sharing

orionmystery · Oct 29, 2011

Thanks kyrontf, amrannoordin.

amrannoordin, you obviously didn't know that MPE65 can't go lower than 1:1. Some of the shots were merged from 2 (sometimes more) shots.

amrannoordin · Oct 29, 2011

Oh sorry, I do know about the lens. Just didn't know that you were using it.

Still think that sharper all through would be better. So if merged, for example, gave that shot the blurred look in some parts, then it is a matter of balance whether that blurred effect is important to you.

It is just my opinion. Apologies if you are offended. You can disregard it

orionmystery · Oct 29, 2011

amrannoordin said:
Oh sorry, I do know about the lens. Just didn't know that you were using it.

Still think that sharper all through would be better. So if merged, for example, gave that shot the blurred look in some parts, then it is a matter of balance whether that blurred effect is important to you.

It is just my opinion. Apologies if you are offended. You can disregard it

Nah..i've been in many forums for many years....i know what to take it and what to disregards.