Fly shots at f/2.8

Well these are not intentional. I forgot to adjust the setting of my 5D before taking the 1st two. As a result, the 1st two were taken at f/2.8 . The 3rd one was taken at f/16 (if I remember it correctly ). The 4th one is a crop of the 3rd one I actually find that the abstract element of the first two shots are quite nice What do you think?

#1 - @ f/2.8

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That is so cool. Great shots!

Excellent Abstract look to them, I might have to try it as well.

Thanks! I'm gald that you like them

Bald Eagle wrote:
Excellent Abstract look to them, I might have to try it as well.

Thanks again EB! I love the creamy bg of these shots Just don't forget to post them if you try it out

I also like the abstractness of the first two You missed the focus in #2 #3 is simply awesome, but a tad over exposed.

#3 is a nice shot of this "long legged fly" as they are called. They are hard to expose properly because of the reflective exoskeleton. Sorry, but the f2.8 thing is not working for me.

The abstraction works well, I suspect because the Doli has such a distance head/face/eyes and the back section tapers off nicely. The colours also contrast well against the greens and brightness of the Doli's body, adding definition. The final thing is that the extreme lack of DOF at f2.8 helps create really lovely smooth bokeh - compare it to the 3rd shot and you'll see what I mean. It isolates the Doli and makes it really jump/pop out at you. I'm not saying the 3rd shot isn't any good, it's very good, I just happen to agree that #1 and #2 really stand out at you. I've tried f2.8 myself previously, but haven't been happy with the results (poor focusing/subject/backg​round on my part lol).

Dave

Like it- think #1 works extremely well
Brian V.

Omri Alon wrote:
I also like the abstractness of the first two You missed the focus in #2 #3 is simply awesome, but a tad over exposed.

Thanks Omri! I agree that I missed the focus in the 2nd one, but funny that (at leaset to me ) I don't really need to keep the eyes in focus for these type of pics, as long as something contrasting with the background is in focus Just my 2 cents. Thanks again!

Thank you mplonsky! I don't expect the 1st two would work for everyone Thanks again!

Thanks for your detailed analysis. I totally agree with you. I was not sure why I like it at the beginning, but after reading your post, I think I understanding why I like them Thanks!

LordV wrote:
Like it- think #1 works extremely well
Brian V.

Thanks for your very kind comments

I find that I am moving away from the usual 'all in focus' side and top view shots of insects - let's face it once you have seen one (of a perticular species/variety) you have seen them all. Although I still do take the usual shots I now try and get shots similar to your first one - although maybe with a bit more dof. I also dont try to fill the frame with them but put them in a bit more context with their surroundings.

As regards your photos - #1 is great, I can see what you mean with #2 and, again, #3 is great - love the crop showing the compound eyes.

red_fan wrote:
I find that I am moving away from the usual 'all in focus' side and top view shots of insects - let's face it once you have seen one (of a perticular species/variety) you have seen them all. Although I still do take the usual shots I now try and get shots similar to your first one - although maybe with a bit more dof. I also dont try to fill the frame with them but put them in a bit more context with their surroundings.

As regards your photos - #1 is great, I can see what you mean with #2 and, again, #3 is great - love the crop showing the compound eyes.

yes I agree they do become a bit of a sameness but shooting from interesting angles or capturing behaviour is more interesting to me than reducing DOF though that sometimes works too.

Thanks everyone for your kind input and comments

I try not to fill the frame as well and concentrate more on the compositions. However, it's sometimes very difficult with the MPE65 . Thanks!

#1 and #2 for me are really nice.

Excellent set of pictures but The 3rd one is for me at F16......terrific...I love Macro work, in my opinion it is so refreshing.