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D4rknezz · 05-20-2010, 11:41 AM

My backyard here doesnt seem to have any of the typical multi coloured insects...yesterday I saw a bug, and like the ants, and the other bugs i saw the other day, it was pitch black. All details were lost, and given the dark background it was standing on....

Are these bugs a lost cause? I tried flashing it, and i got a reflection instead.

I really dont know what to do with them, short of throwing a bucket of multicoloured paint on their glossy black carapaces. Worst, i cant get a lock , and i get a lot of lost pictures >_<

Anyone with experience? The first picture does look bright enough, but i had to pump the exposure setting on the raw file to the maximum. And now its apparent i missed my dof too.
Any suggestions welcome.

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yeatzee · 05-20-2010, 02:16 PM

Overexpose, and hit it directly with light. Atleast thats what I did here:

(black insect)

D4rknezz · 05-20-2010, 07:02 PM

Mnn...never thought of trying to overexpose it....usually the black black is trouble enough.

Well! will try this

thanks yeatzee

Alfisti · 05-22-2010, 01:17 PM

ARe you using a flash, as in not th eonboard one? Try to diffuse the flash and use lots of light. You also need way more DOF than you have there.

05-20-2010, 11:41 AM	#1
D4rknezz Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,196	Macro of Black Insects....Lost Cause? My backyard here doesnt seem to have any of the typical multi coloured insects...yesterday I saw a bug, and like the ants, and the other bugs i saw the other day, it was pitch black. All details were lost, and given the dark background it was standing on.... Are these bugs a lost cause? I tried flashing it, and i got a reflection instead. I really dont know what to do with them, short of throwing a bucket of multicoloured paint on their glossy black carapaces. Worst, i cant get a lock , and i get a lot of lost pictures >_< Anyone with experience? The first picture does look bright enough, but i had to pump the exposure setting on the raw file to the maximum. And now its apparent i missed my dof too. Any suggestions welcome. Attached Images

05-20-2010, 02:16 PM	#2
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	Overexpose, and hit it directly with light. Atleast thats what I did here: (black insect) Last edited by yeatzee; 05-22-2010 at 11:01 PM.

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05-20-2010, 07:02 PM	#3
D4rknezz Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,196 Original Poster	Mnn...never thought of trying to overexpose it....usually the black black is trouble enough. Well! will try this thanks yeatzee

05-22-2010, 01:17 PM	#4
Alfisti Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto (for now) Posts: 1,748	ARe you using a flash, as in not th eonboard one? Try to diffuse the flash and use lots of light. You also need way more DOF than you have there.

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