#high resolution scan

[easternmind]

Fresh off the flatbed high-resolution scans of the character artwork for the 1999 Dreamcast RPG EGG - Elemental Gimmick Gear, possibly authored by Hisashi Kubo.

[alphahobo123]

high resolution scan

[yyz2nyc]

Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large

Moths like you have never seen them before!  The Canadian Museum of Nature has loaned its exhibit Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large to The American Museum of Natural History for a year.

Moths have a bad reputation around here.  For some reason, these pests live very happily in New York and are the reviled destroyer of many a beloved sweater.  These drab little guys go mostly unseen however, and frankly, I had no idea that there was such diversity or beauty within the species.

Based in Ottawa, Jim des Rivières is a software architect by day - but by night, he becomes a small game hunter.  He spends his summer nights "fighting sleep, bears and mosquitos to bring us the beauty of moths". 

For over 10 years, Mr. des Rivières has been collecting and photographing these ancient* and beautiful creatures.  He then takes the images, scans them in high resolution and magnifies them from 10 to 30 times.

The resulting large scale (2 x 3 feet) prints are breathtaking.

Polyphemus Moth

Detail - Cecropia Moth

Luna Moth

Abbot's Sphinx

Great Tiger Moth

Imperial Moth

Detail - Imperial Moth.   It's not fur, these are scales.

Banded Tussock Moth, one of the rare specimens without outstretched wings.  So elegant.

Io Moth

Comstock's Sallow

Specimen displays remind us of the actual size of these beauties.  As nocturnal creatures, they are rarely appreciated, but these amazing photographs offer a glimpse into their world.

*Fossil evidence shows that moths are many millions of years older than butterflies.

[librarian24]

Monkey playing a drum by seriykotik1970 on Flickr.

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