Took another fly shot this afternoon (closeup)

[Dao]

- 40D
- EF 100mm f/2.8
- 1/200
- f/16
- ISO100

 

[bigtwinky]

I dont know much about macro photos, but this just freaks me out

 

[GregR]

I dont know much about macro photos, but this just freaks me out

:lmao:

I like it myself... great the way you captured the pollen stuck to it!

 

[Dao]

One more from today

 

[D-B-J]

second one is way better! Just 100mm? How do you get so close? I feel like my 105mm micro doesnt get as close as this.

 

[Dao]

Thanks

Yes, just 100mm only. No TC nor extension tube. Just my camera, lens and radio triggered flash with home made diffuser.

The photos are 1:1 ratio. Basically I set the lens manually to 1:1 (so manual focus) and then move the camera backward and forward to focus. It works better on a monopod. But since I do not have a monopod, I use a tripod and make it worked like a monopod. Now I really need to buy a monopod since my tripod is kind of heavy for this.

 

[Derrel]

I think the first frame is way better than the second one. I love that little bit of pollen on the fly's eyeball area. (How does one refer to a singular, multi-eyeball area when a fly has two separate eyeball areas, each composed of dozens on individual, tiny eyeballs??)

 

[DennyCrane]

Terrific shots...

 

[NateS]

Good shots...prefer the first myself. I'm assuming these are probably cropped in?? Either that or some pretty large flies??

 

[Dao]

Thanks for the comments. I am still learning and trying to improve the technique.
Nates: Yes, they were cropped in.

So far, I learned that light is very important to get good macro shot. I am still trying to make my DYI lighting setup for macro shots. At this point, I think I need to use a PC cable instead of the cheap radio trigger because I can take the shot at 1/250 with flash on the shoe while I can only use 1/200 with radio trigger. (Maybe because of a slight delay)

 

[Art Photographers]

SUPERB! Its face is sewed together by a hair folicle. I love the detail! Great Depth of feild.