Comments on: fotoopa and his Amazing Flying Insects

fotoopa and his Amazing Flying Insects

spock — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:18:14 -0800

Who is this Belgian man "fotoopa"? A nerd's nerd (and I say that with extreme admiration). Photopainting, Macro photography, 2004: Let's start with the simple stuff, moths (mostly at rest). Now, can you think of anything more difficult to photograph than insects in flight? 2005, 2006 (the 2006 equipment), 2008 (2008 equipment & more equipment). Images of the man working with the equipment. His Flickr photostream and new YouTube channel bears watching. (Previously)

By: tellurian

tellurian — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:36:35 -0800

Whoa! Great. I'm surprised though by how ungainly a lot of these insects look in flight.

By: arnicae

arnicae — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:45:58 -0800

That is incredibly awesome. What a set-up!

By: LVdB

LVdB — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:58:12 -0800

'Fotoopa' seemed like a strange username, until I realized it's 'foto-opa', Dutch for 'photo-grandpa'.

By: krippledkonscious

krippledkonscious — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:39:16 -0800

Word to that "whoa," second the "awesome." This scientifically proves that bees are the only insect that, after being blown up 300x, can actually achieve cute.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:43:38 -0800

I always wondered how the beetles managed to fly with their hard elytra in the way. Now I know.

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:59:56 -0800

There are some amazing shots there.

By: chillmost

chillmost — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:03:50 -0800

What are the lasers for?

By: flippant

flippant — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:23:15 -0800

Awesome!

By: redteam

redteam — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:29:43 -0800

His high speed water sculptures are spectacular! Thanks for the links!

By: tomierna

tomierna — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:09:36 -0800

I think the green laser is for setting the focus plane. The IR laser/sensors (which form an invisible X on the focal plane) are to trigger the flash and special shutter.

By: JaredSeth

JaredSeth — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:11:18 -0800

Oh come on, I can't be the only one who thinks bees are cute at any magnification.

By: TheGoldenOne

TheGoldenOne — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:38:17 -0800

While I do have to admire the technical setup, these pictures are lacking in solid composition and beautiful light. They're neat, but sterile.

By: spock

spock — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:01:01 -0800

So why not say something nice about the bokeh?