Wonderful photos! Great poses, excellent detail and lighting.
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I've wondered a lot about the apparently shiny "polished" metallic-like surfaces on so many bugs. I gather that it's well-understood as due to optical interference effects rather than pigments or metal coatings. Yet these metallic-appearing surfaces seem so convincingly metallic...
I recently visited your flickr stream, and was most impressed by your photos of your granddaughter. She must be delightful to interact with as a grandparent.
DQE1.0 wrote:
I've wondered a lot about the apparently shiny "polished" metallic-like surfaces on so many bugs. I gather that it's well-understood as due to optical interference effects rather than pigments or metal coatings. Yet these metallic-appearing surfaces seem so convincingly metallic.
Here you are:
Thanks for the comments and info.
Phil - yes the granddaughter is a great distraction but don't see her often enough ( Daughter lives in Cambridge)
Brian v.
Jul 15, 2012 at 03:10 AM
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