Dung fly portraits

Dung fly on a camellia leaf feeding on some sugar/honey syrup. All shots taken at 5:1 handheld. 5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash.
Brian V.

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Great details!

Very nice. And they say 5:1 handheld can't be done with the MPE-65! Apparently, it can!

mandokid1 wrote in post #17776002
Great details!

BlazinBob wrote in post #17776246
Very nice. And they say 5:1 handheld can't be done with the MPE-65! Apparently, it can!

Thanks for the comments denis and Bob

Bob - yes it certainly can be done - does take a bit of practice though.

Brian v.

Great detail, either a good job on PP or diffraction wasn't much of a problem even at f/11 5:1

Well done Brian -love that last frame

Warl0rd wrote in post #17777081
Great detail, either a good job on PP or diffraction wasn't much of a problem even at f/11 5:1

Motion, IMHO, is a bigger problem that diffraction because it can amplify the effects of diffraction. Keep the camera still, photograph a motionless subject, and keep the flash duration as short as possible and the effects of diffraction aren't that bad (especially on a relatively large subject).

Warl0rd wrote in post #17777081
Great detail, either a good job on PP or diffraction wasn't much of a problem even at f/11 5:1

Thanks for the comment Warlord. Remember F11 on a FF camera is equivalent to F8 on a crop camera as far as diffraction is concerned, but is still smaller than I would normally shoot.

Brian V.

LordV wrote in post #17778277
Thanks for the comment Warlord. Remember F11 on a FF camera is equivalent to F8 on a crop camera as far as diffraction is concerned,

I couldn't find any info on the structure of the sensor in your 5D MKII but since it's full frame and has 21MP then there could be gaps between the pixels, so some of the diffracted light wouldn't get recorded. If it has gap-less micro lenses over the pixels, like the 70D I'm shooting with, then it would be more prone to diffraction.

LordV wrote in post #17778277
...but is still smaller than I would normally shoot.

Are you turning to the dark side of single frame macro Brian?!

Edit: I think it's funny that you're taking single frames at F11, and I'm opening my lens up to that same Fstop

Great set of dungfly poses, Brian.

Nailed them Brian. last one especially.

Paul.

Worcester Lad wrote in post #17778588
Great set of dungfly poses, Brian.

Paul Iddon wrote in post #17779160
Nailed them Brian. last one especially.

Paul.

Thanks George and Paul for looking and commenting

Brian v.

Dalantech wrote in post #17778289
Are you turning to the dark side of single frame macro Brian?!

Edit: I think it's funny that you're taking single frames at F11, and I'm opening my lens up to that same Fstop

The last 2 shots are both short focus stacks. I just like checking things every now and then

Brian V.

LordV wrote in post #17779512
The last 2 shots are both short focus stacks. I just like checking things every now and then

Brian V.

One of the things I'm adding to my "tool box" is doing some two frame hand stacks. I've run into a couple of angles that work from a composition perspective but there's just no way to get enough depth in a single frame. I'm not a pixel peeper but even I can't shoot at F22.

Super detailed shots with lovely colouring to them.

Linda

LindaB wrote in post #17783887
Super detailed shots with lovely colouring to them.

Linda

Thanks Linda
Brian V.