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Donald Nicolson
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by Donald Nicolson » Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:42 am
These pics were done at 600dpi, maybe some experiments at higher definitions
are required
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by William Anderson » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:06 am
Donald, if you're getting these kinds of results...I wouldn't change a thing! This is fantastic. The materials read very well, the lighting is great and the whole fly is in focus. I think this is great. Nicely done.
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by hankaye » Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:13 pm
Donald, Howdy;
You have a small fantastic flock (?), of flees Sir... Well done !
hank
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Mataura mayfly
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by Mataura mayfly » Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:15 pm
Looking a whole lot better than mine Donald. I have been experimenting a little with scanned images, still not happy with them, but it is a whole lot quicker and easier than setting up camera gear and light boxes!
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by gingerdun » Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:28 pm
Donald,
Bravo to you and your scanner.
And those are nice little flies as well.
It really is faster and easier than the whole camera setup, isn't it?
Your backgrounds are coming out a little darker than mine, which suggests to me that you are propping the scanner lid up a little to avoid bruising the little critters. Is that the case?
Lance
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Donald Nicolson
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by Donald Nicolson » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:36 am
You've got it right Lance. I used a couple of books to raise the lid and not crush the flies.
One of the books was a copy of W. C. Stewart's 1857 'The Practical Angler'.
This was done with the plain white background of the lid. I shall see how coloured cards work.
That, and maybe playing around with DPI, is about all I shall do.
Much simpler and quicker than using a camera.