For all the photographs I’ve taken of ants working inside their nests (like, say, this), it doesn’t look anything like that to the insects.
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For all the photographs I’ve taken of ants working inside their nests (like, say, this), it doesn’t look anything like that to the insects.
Of course, this image isn’t without commercial value. I could probably sell it as an album cover.
I think this is a turning point !
You need to develop smellivision or smellotography to really capture the inside of an ant nest. Good luck with that.
Ha! Well played lens cap…
Ah, yes. For a minute there I was thinking “There’s something wrong with my browser!”
Ha ha! Me too!
Very minimalist…could be worth millions.
http://blog.melchersystem.com/2011/11/10/for-whom-the-mallet-falls/
After September’s workshop I have to ask: What flash settings did you use? I think you did a great job minimizing the hot spots.
In this case, the flash is set to stun.
How did you set the white balance?
All the way to starboard, I think.
And, I’ve set the ISO to eleven.
For all the levity here, though, there is a more serious point lurking in the darkness: any photo of an ordinarily obscured habitat will be artificial on some level.
Proper exposure, white balance, sharpness and not to mention a killer composition, could be a real block-buster this one!
You should do a stereoscopic version one day, for added realism
The inside of an ant nest looks amazingly similar to a postcard of Big Bend National Park in the dark that I sent to my niece years ago. I wonder if there are significant similarities…
My goodness Alex! This picture must be worth at least 8 Million US! How can so much creativity come out of one man!?
Very funny Alex…I spent half an hour of my life trying to figure out what was actually going on. Well played, well played XD
I have that photograph already a very long time on my GSM, depicting intergalactic space, and copyrighted by two of my children 😉
I just discovered you’re blogging as part of the Scientific American network. My reader can’t keep up with you. Myrmecos.net ->ScienceBlogs ->Myrmecos.net ->Scientific American. Your “photo” should easily go for $4.4 mil. Heck, set the new standard and ask for an even $5 million.
Have you considered doing an HDR version?
Or how about one those fancy new light field versions?
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I kept clicking the black box trying to get the video to play. Took me a while.