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Translucent insect

Postby surenj on Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:05 am

Found this one on the side of the road....

Looks like some sort of alien close-up.

Any critique, tips etc etc appreciated.

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Re: Translucent insect

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:41 am

Interesting - although I'm not sure I like the colour in this... not just that it's blue but that there's other colours as well. Maybe if it was just shades of blue it might be better? I think it could have done with a little more space on the left and right or a much tighter crop if you know what I mean.
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby ATJ on Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:54 am

"Translucent insect"....

I guess this demonstrates you didn't grow up in Australia, Suren. ;) What you have there is the discarded final moult from a cicada. I think just about every Aussie kid would have collected these and the adult cicadas each Summer.

It certainly is an interesting view of (what to many of us is) a very familiar object. I didn't like it at first but I think it is growing on me. I think I'd like to see it without the leaf in the background.
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby colin_12 on Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:55 am

A subteranian alien :wink:

I would try with a red hue or gel Suren.
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby biggerry on Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:05 am

I like it, the gelled light gives a different take on the image. I would crop from teh left and top to bring the head of the shell more towards the intersection of the top left 3rd.
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby Matt. K on Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:13 am

All blue. A porno insect? They don't come from Mars...they come from Hurstville. :D :D :D

A touch more DOF would have improved the image a tad....but still an interesting photograph. How did you light it?
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby surenj on Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:33 am

Remorhaz wrote:Interesting - although I'm not sure I like the colour in this... not just that it's blue but that there's other colours as well. Maybe if it was just shades of blue it might be better? I think it could have done with a little more space on the left and right or a much tighter crop if you know what I mean.

Thankx Rodney. I've got a dual tone going on this. I thought I'd use color to give it more mood. :wink: :roll: Will try crop.

ATJ wrote:It certainly is an interesting view of (what to many of us is) a very familiar object.

Thanks Andrew. I was wondering whether the presentation and title may mislead but obviously you've identified it. I do admit I didn't know what the hell it was at first hence the reason to pocket it for later inspection.

colin_12 wrote:I would try with a red hue or gel Suren.

Ta. Will try.

biggerry wrote:I would crop from teh left and top to bring the head of the shell more towards the intersection of the top left 3rd.

Thanks. I was planning on a crop initially but decided to leave the tummy in the picture as well. Will have another look.
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby aim54x on Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:56 pm

Nice work...I love the gelled flash, it certainly accentuates the other-world feel of the image.

I too remember collecting Cicada shells?
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby surenj on Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:28 pm

Matt. K wrote: How did you light it?

With a LED headlamp. :mrgreen:
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby Remorhaz on Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:29 pm

surenj wrote:
Matt. K wrote: How did you light it?

With a LED headlamp.


I know the LEDs are cool but thats just .... :)
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby surenj on Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:31 pm

Remorhaz wrote:I know the LEDs are cool but thats just ....

:cough:
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Re: Translucent insect

Postby zafra52 on Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:57 pm

They are here! They landed!
Interesting photograph did it
come out of the camera like this or
was there a bit of colour adjustment?
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