A couple of merged sequences

[Andy Johnson]

Hi all, it's been a while so here's a Green veined white and a female scorpion fly. Flight sequence merged in photoshop. Should also say these are from a single burst.

 

[scoober]

Idont know how you do that Andy but i like it

 

[GardenersHelper]

Oh my goodness, those are wonderful!

 

[Andy Johnson]

Idont know how you do that Andy but i like it

Thanks, well erm, you take one shot of the insect stationary followed by a burst of shots as it takes off. In photoshop layer all the pics add a layer mask and erase over where the one underneath is and do this until all pics are done. Basically cut n paste. Lots easier on a plain background, not so easy on a cluttered background as it's harder to match the background. Keeping the camera still and not chasing the subject helps. Sorry not very good at explaining

 

[Andy Johnson]

Oh my goodness, those are wonderful!

Thanks Nck, inspired by your wasp pics flying.

 

[Andy Johnson]

It's not often you see a different take on a common subject. Great work.

Thanks, i'd been practising on insects in flight and thought it would be interesting and educational to merge them into one to see the different wing shapes during flight.

 

[RyanB]

These are great, very nicely done.

 

[Andy Johnson]

These are great, very nicely done.

Thx Ryan

 

[lightshipman]

These are brilliant

 

[A-PeeR]

Fantastic compression of time Andy.

 

[Andy Johnson]

You would be on a winner if you created a youtube tutorial on how you created these great images.

I might just look into that, a few people have asked

 

[Andy Johnson]

Fantastic compression of time Andy.

Thanks i like that phrase "compression of time "