Insects close up

Antonio De Santis

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Some close up taken with Fuji XT100 :)

Please see at full resolution :)

Colias crocea
Colias crocea

Issoria lathonia
Issoria lathonia

Mantis religiosa - Praying mantis
Mantis religiosa - Praying mantis

Sympetrum fonscolombii
Sympetrum fonscolombii

Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui

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My personal nature photo blog: www.macrofotografie.it
 
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Very nice series, Antonio!
 
seen your images before taken with pentax, these are ok but the k3 images are awesome.

Don
 
seen your images before taken with pentax, these are ok but the k3 images are awesome.

Don
Hi Do,

yes, pixel shift is great function to take excellent detail level :)

Antonio
 
Antonio, very beautiful and delicate colours, and incredible sharpness.

So, you say, pixel shift will deliver such sharpness? Or perhaps you have used stacking as well? Please share with us, if you do not mind. For example, how did you manage to keep those butterflies so still for four, or more seconds?
 
Wow; those are stunning! I love the first and last images in particular. That first one is just perfect IMO. Absolutely bang on focal plane, and the colours are just pure art; stunning work!
 
Antonio, very beautiful and delicate colours, and incredible sharpness.

So, you say, pixel shift will deliver such sharpness? Or perhaps you have used stacking as well? Please share with us, if you do not mind. For example, how did you manage to keep those butterflies so still for four, or more seconds?
Hi,

these photos were taken with the Fuji XT100 and not with the Pentax K3 II, so I did not use the pixel shift in these shots, and i never use stacking ( to have an optimal depth of field it is sufficient that the focal plane of the subject and the plane of the sensor are parallel.) In my opinion, the pixel shift ensures better cleaning of the details in the original resolution file, but to use it must be perfect atmospheric conditions, especially no wind. To do this kind of photos you need to take pictures at dawn, because at this time the insects are still, but also depends on the places where we photograph. I live near Rome, I am surrounded by woods and orchards, in my area the temperature during the night and at dawn reaches a maximum of 20 degrees celsius in August. The ideal temperature for taking pictures is up to 15 degrees celsius, beyond this limit there is a possibility that they will fly even early in the morning :)

Antonio

ps i hope that Google translate was ok... :)

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My personal nature photo blog: www.macrofotografie.it
 
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Wow; those are stunning! I love the first and last images in particular. That first one is just perfect IMO. Absolutely bang on focal plane, and the colours are just pure art; stunning work!
Thanks!

Antonio
 
Antonio, thank you for excellent report on your approach to macro. I'm surprised that you manage to achieve such incredible depth of field without stacking, and in the field. That will encourage me to try harder with my macrophotography.

I'm also surprised that the Italian to English translation by Google is soo good! I did not notice anything unusual in it, until your last sentence.
 
Antonio, thank you for excellent report on your approach to macro. I'm surprised that you manage to achieve such incredible depth of field without stacking, and in the field. That will encourage me to try harder with my macrophotography.

I'm also surprised that the Italian to English translation by Google is soo good! I did not notice anything unusual in it, until your last sentence.
 
Very nice scale detail. Your perpendicularity is impeccable. :)
 

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