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Hatch1921
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 16:34
Various shots of flies from the past year. :D

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly1.jpg

Shot with the 100mm and 50mm in reverse. I wonder what they were talking about? LOL

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly2.jpg

Same setup.

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly3.jpg

Same set ;)

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly4.jpg

Really large fly. I like the golden head on this one. I think I had the 36mm extension tube attached in this shot.

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly5.jpg

Dinner is served... this is a composite shot. I couldn't cath the two insects on the same focal plane...so I took a couple of shots and merged them together in PS.

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly6.jpg

Not going to tell you what this nasty fly was sitting on... let us just say it didn't smell very good! LOL I like the reflection.

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly7.jpg

Fly sitting on my car roof. We have tons of dust here in Phoenix. :confused:

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly9.jpg

This fly was shot on Okinawa... tiny little white and black striped fly. Shot with the 100mm @ f/2.8 This was one of the first shots with the new lens. I should have used a higher f/stop.

http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly10.jpg

Chunky looking fly on Okinawa.


Hope you enjoyed the shots.
Hatch
sw2001
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 18:12
great close-ups, especially the golden head one.
Bald Eagle
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 18:16
Excellent series, all very well done. Great work. Thanks for sharing these.:D :D :D
Hatch1921
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 18:48
Thank you both very much. So many different flies out there. Glad you like the shot.

I forgot to post this one.
http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly11.jpg
Bald Eagle
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 19:33
That last one looks a lot like my latest Dragonfly eyes, very sharp.:D :D :D
the_boy
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 20:32
what lense combo did you use? very nice pictures
Bama
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 20:39
Wah, the last pict reminds me of the movie, "the fly".
The eyes are very well rendered.
May I suggest that you adjust the shadows setting as the right side is a bit dark.

The rest of the series are great...

regards
Bama
Hatch1921
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 21:54
what lense combo did you use?
Canon 100mm macro
Kenko extension tubes
50mm 1.4 attached to the 100mm in reverse

I used any combination of the above mentioned. For the top 3 the 50mm was attached in reverse. Most of the shots I take I use the 100mm+a 36mm extension tube. The working distance is fine and the extra magnification gives the image a little extra IMO.

Thank you Bama and Bald Eagle for the kind words. Thank you for the suggestion Bama...I will have a look. :)

Hatch
LordV
15th of March 2006 (Wed), 01:56
Excellent series.
Brian V.
dpastern
15th of March 2006 (Wed), 03:03
Lovely series of shots on the flies, my faves are 4 & 8, 4 is such a nice shot, and I like the OOF effect with #8 (even if you wanted more DOF).

Dave
Omri Alon
15th of March 2006 (Wed), 05:08
Beautiful series :D Really great shots.
Leorooster
15th of March 2006 (Wed), 08:43
Excellent series. Lovely flies, aren't they??? ;)
Hatch1921
15th of March 2006 (Wed), 10:11
Many thanks all :) I was a little surprised at all the fly photos I have. :) Here is another one ...I like the contrast in colors and the eyes.

Tastes like chicken? ROFL
http://www.psxtras.com/posted/canon/fly/fly12.jpg

Thanks again all. Hatch