Stars in their eyes

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited October 6, 2015 in Holy Macro
In the eyes of a lacewing. Some "studio" shots- all focus stacked using zerene.
Brian V.

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2 shot pano
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Brian V.
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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2015
    Brian,

    An interesting effect, which I have seen before. It can't be as simple as the light hitting the eye at one, narrow angle.

    I really like the fourth image.

    Harold
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2015
    Good stuff
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Brian,

    An interesting effect, which I have seen before. It can't be as simple as the light hitting the eye at one, narrow angle.

    I really like the fourth image.

    Harold
    Awais Yaqub wrote: »
    Good stuff
    Thanks for the comments Harold Awais :):

    Harold, It's got to be something a bit unique about the eye structure of these and related bugs such as mantid flies. I can only assume the light source is being reflected back after going through some surface pigment but the hexagon cells are also leaking some light through their sides (the complementary colour I think) to form the arms.
    Brian V.
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