Gone but not forgotten
Apr 17th, 2008 by Jill
I found this moth dead in a drawer, lying on a line of not-yet-separated twisties. I set him on a white index card, took him over near a window, and took pictures of him with a macro lens my dad lent to me.
those are pretty cool pictures. amazingly cool.
Amazing pictures!
the tip of the wing looks like little beading. excellent photos
I really like the 3rd one and I agree the last one is very very cool. It is a wonder how complex things are when you can look very closely
Nice to see you yesterday. Am adding this and your Doughtie blog.
- AP
The macro lens rocks! I’m such a fan (as a terrifically near-sighted person, I come equipped).
It’s probably me, but I can’t find a link to this blog from your Eye Level Pasadena blog…
These photos are great–thanks for posting them!
Beautiful, sweet photos. Hard to take my eyes away from them.
I am so disappointed that I missed you Saturday, and not because of the bread.
Wow, that’s incredible.
I love the first picture…it’s mysterious.
What gorgeous photos. In their sensitive detail, and in the unique repose of the subject–a tiny, dead creature–they remind me of Kate Breakey’s work–are you familiar with her? http://books.google.com/books?id=5Eb5ZOrNwSkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Kate+inauthor:Breakey&ei=XEQRSPegEo2AsgPdw_CZBg&sig=Z-eHVgQD78jNOzDpFUCOz4F–48
Hi Aunt Pillowhead, I hadn’t seen Kate Breakey’s work before, but it looks really neat. Thanks for the link!
Really nice photos, Jill. I thought I was the only one who, on first discovering a dead bug, thinks: Where’s my camera! I need to document this.
The moth photos are extraordinary; the angelic light banishes all morbidity. Did you use a soft-box type arrangement, or just a sheet of paper? Is it sunlight or artificial? What camera, lens, aperture, etc?
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