Photographing micro moths
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:10 pm
I haven't been able to get out recently due to having a chest infection which means I'll be out of action for a few weeks until it heals, so at the moment I am focusing on photographing micro moths that come to the window or my trap in garden since I am able to use it there.
I tried two moths, this one Rhigognostis incarnatella and I am having issues getting a sharp enough photo. I have a shoebox I filled with leaves and bits of bark and mosses I found outside and use it as a a natural set up to photograph the moths in and I can put it on my windowsill to stop moths escaping, they just flew towards the window if they try to make an escape for it. I have got the point now of getting the moths to settle.
My setup is a Canon 500D, Sigma 105mm Macro and Tripod. Since photographing at the windowsill, I get a lot of natural light since the window is very large. The trouble I am having is getting the moth to look sharp enough, so when you zoom to the full size of the image, the moth doesn't look slightly out of focus.
Here is the the last I photographed, Rhigognostis incarnatella.
AP mode
f/25
ISO-200
1/6 sec exposure
Pattern Metering
Flash -1 step
timer
Tripod
I am having not only the issue with sharpness but getting a good shot that looks good e.g., positioning the moth so I can get a photo that looks better than a voucher shot and has nothing that will distract you from subject in the shot.
Anyone have any tips?
I tried two moths, this one Rhigognostis incarnatella and I am having issues getting a sharp enough photo. I have a shoebox I filled with leaves and bits of bark and mosses I found outside and use it as a a natural set up to photograph the moths in and I can put it on my windowsill to stop moths escaping, they just flew towards the window if they try to make an escape for it. I have got the point now of getting the moths to settle.
My setup is a Canon 500D, Sigma 105mm Macro and Tripod. Since photographing at the windowsill, I get a lot of natural light since the window is very large. The trouble I am having is getting the moth to look sharp enough, so when you zoom to the full size of the image, the moth doesn't look slightly out of focus.
Here is the the last I photographed, Rhigognostis incarnatella.
AP mode
f/25
ISO-200
1/6 sec exposure
Pattern Metering
Flash -1 step
timer
Tripod
I am having not only the issue with sharpness but getting a good shot that looks good e.g., positioning the moth so I can get a photo that looks better than a voucher shot and has nothing that will distract you from subject in the shot.
Anyone have any tips?