Support as nominator --
Kaldari (
talk) 01:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Question Wow factor, but I've seen other similar images have comments regarding short depth of field. Regarding EV, I would think the entire creature should be in focus. But my question is actually this: does the image have to be so orange? Is that the actual color of the weevil or is this just happenstance and existing/unavoidable mise-en-scène? – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:03, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Frankly in many instances those comments are from people with little experience in Macro photography. Occasionally you can get away with focus stacking, but generally not.
JJ Harrison (
talk) 00:19, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Right, and I remember someone saying something about the difficulty in trying to focus stack with a living creature (the image was of a bee, now that I think about it). – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 05:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
FWIW, this is actually a focus stack of two images. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to get both the mouthparts and head in focus with this level of detail.
Kaldari (
talk) 07:27, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Thanks for mentioning this. I was just thinking how fortunate it is the proboscis (?) and eyes are in focus, probably the two most important elements here. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:31, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Better DOF is
not impossible; but we can't expect too much for free. BTW, I'm among people with little experience in macro photography.
JKadavoorJee 06:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Comment Nice, but the white balance is very yellow...
JJ Harrison (
talk) 00:19, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
I reduced the yellow cast from the flash, but still left it a bit on the warm side. You can see the difference in the eyes especially.
Kaldari (
talk) 07:21, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Weak support It's a bit better. I'm not sure what one looks for in an FP macro image, but I find the image very interesting with a great composition. I can't help but think of Gonzo either, but he's a Whatever. I think another issue may be the image size, but the EV makes up for it. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:29, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support. Is the colour balance right? It looks very warm tinted. Other than that, I don't think we could reasonably expect a better macro photo of this critter.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 08:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support nice quality and good EV.
Rreagan007 (
talk) 05:19, 12 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support I also made that featured in Persian Wikipedia.
Alborzagros (
talk) 11:55, 13 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support as nominator --
Kaldari (
talk) 01:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Question Wow factor, but I've seen other similar images have comments regarding short depth of field. Regarding EV, I would think the entire creature should be in focus. But my question is actually this: does the image have to be so orange? Is that the actual color of the weevil or is this just happenstance and existing/unavoidable mise-en-scène? – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:03, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Frankly in many instances those comments are from people with little experience in Macro photography. Occasionally you can get away with focus stacking, but generally not.
JJ Harrison (
talk) 00:19, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Right, and I remember someone saying something about the difficulty in trying to focus stack with a living creature (the image was of a bee, now that I think about it). – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 05:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
FWIW, this is actually a focus stack of two images. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to get both the mouthparts and head in focus with this level of detail.
Kaldari (
talk) 07:27, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Thanks for mentioning this. I was just thinking how fortunate it is the proboscis (?) and eyes are in focus, probably the two most important elements here. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:31, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Better DOF is
not impossible; but we can't expect too much for free. BTW, I'm among people with little experience in macro photography.
JKadavoorJee 06:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Comment Nice, but the white balance is very yellow...
JJ Harrison (
talk) 00:19, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
I reduced the yellow cast from the flash, but still left it a bit on the warm side. You can see the difference in the eyes especially.
Kaldari (
talk) 07:21, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Weak support It's a bit better. I'm not sure what one looks for in an FP macro image, but I find the image very interesting with a great composition. I can't help but think of Gonzo either, but he's a Whatever. I think another issue may be the image size, but the EV makes up for it. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:29, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support. Is the colour balance right? It looks very warm tinted. Other than that, I don't think we could reasonably expect a better macro photo of this critter.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 08:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support nice quality and good EV.
Rreagan007 (
talk) 05:19, 12 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Support I also made that featured in Persian Wikipedia.
Alborzagros (
talk) 11:55, 13 May 2013 (UTC)reply