This post features another photo of an odonate exuvia collected by Michael Powell during a photowalk with me on 01 June 2019 at Occoquan Regional Park, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. The photo is a one-off (not a composite image) showing the ventral view of the exuvia.
The genus and species is unknown. This specimen might be a member of Family Libellulidae (Skimmers), probably Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta).
Occoquan Regional Park | unknown species | exuvia (ventral)
Related Resource: Vimeo video: Identifying dragonfly larva to family (8:06).
Tech Tips
The following equipment was used to shoot the quick-and-dirty macro photograph featured in this post: Fujifilm X-T1 digital camera; Fujifilm MCEX-16 extension tube; and Fujinon XF80mm macro lens plus lens hood. The camera was set for both manual exposure and manual focus. That’s right, a switch on the camera body is used to set the type of focus. It’s a Fujifilm thing. Camera settings: focal length 80mm (120mm, 35mm equivalent); ISO 200; f/16; 1/180s.
A Godox X2TF radio flash trigger, mounted on the hotshoe of my X-T1, was used to control two off-camera external flash units set for radio slave mode: Godox TT685F Thinklite TTL Flash (manual mode); and Godox TT685o/p Thinklite Flash for Olympus/Panasonic Cameras (manual mode). Both flash units were fitted with a Lastolite Ezybox Speed-Lite 2 flash modifier.
Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 was used to spot-heal and sharpen the image.
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Tags: BoG Photo Studio, Family Libellulidae (Skimmers), Libellula incesta, Occoquan Regional Park, Slaty exuvia, Slaty exuviae, Slaty Skimmer dragonfly, studio photography
October 21, 2019 at 8:03 am |
Wow. You are really getting to be a master of lighting, Walter. The light seems nice and even, without any noticeable hot spots or super deep shadows.
October 21, 2019 at 8:07 am |
Aw shucks, you’re too kind. Thanks, Mike!