Crane Fly up close and personal

[bachscuttler]

I can't afford a decent macro lens just yet so had another try hand holding a reversed kit lens against the body of a Rebel XT (350d) for this hand-held shot.
I set the aperture with the lens correctly fitted then with the camera still powered up, took the lens off and turned it around.

You get a very shallow DOF with this technique but it's enough to give me a taster of what is possible with a 'real' lens!

I was surprised to get the eye(s) reasonably in focus as I was very close and had to move the camera back and to to manually focus...

http://www.bachs.shutterschool.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_7492.jpg

[Desertraptor]

Man that is ugly. The fly I mean.

Very cool

[bachscuttler]

Man that is ugly. The fly I mean.

Very cool

I bet it's Mom loves it though :lol:

[Bald Eagle]

Very well done, considering what you had to go through to get this shot, the eye came out really good, great shot.:D

[JoseC]

I am very impressed by the result.
It's scarry :)
Jose

[RockOne]

Thats an awesome closeup !

[marie]

:shock:

very good

:lol::lol:

[Leorooster]

It's indeed an awesome shot. Has a lot of detail. Well done.

[bachscuttler]

Thanks all.

It's good fun when you have to improvise with what you've got!

[QB@LL]

Nice detail...but freaky lookn' bug

[dancinec]

Pretty cool photo. Man that beast is ugly.

[MadMesh]

it looks so fugly, step on it!!!

[chemicalbro]

this is an excellent shot considering how you did it..............i've tried (and failed) to hold the kit lens backwards so i know what you were up against :)