Small Long Legged Fly

Small Long Legged Fly · Posted by *HogRider*, 11-02-2009, 09:11 AM

From last week in my yard. The Bee shot is just for size comparison. Some shots are the same, but cropped.

Mid Air

*dcmsox2004* · 11-02-2009, 09:36 AM

fantastic series... sharp, excellent rendition.... and equally scary... lol

*Rense* · 11-02-2009, 09:39 AM

Great shots you have there! What glass did you use?

*HogRider* · 11-02-2009, 09:51 AM

Thanks - I am using a Lester Dine 105mm Macro (Identical to Vivitar Series 1).

*xs400* · 11-02-2009, 10:00 AM

Great captures. Very sharp, excellent color.

*Igilligan* · 11-02-2009, 10:32 AM

As a former bug shooter... who also has the vivi 105. My hats off to you!

These are as sharp and well exposes as any fly shots I have seen.

The lighting is perfect.

It says the flash was not used.... did you use reflectors or some other trick to get such even lighting?

the swede · 11-02-2009, 11:00 AM

Wow! Amazing set of pictures.

*Jimbo* · 11-02-2009, 11:10 AM

Beautiful images. Really love the last one. JIM

*HogRider* · 11-02-2009, 02:36 PM

Thanks for the replies. I set the camera to manual on most of these with a little under exposure and I used the manual flash with 1/2 power and a paper napkin to dampen it a little. Also had a curved plastic piece on top of the flash for a little indirect lighting.

*Ash* · 11-02-2009, 03:26 PM

Tack sharp - all of them.
Great results - love 'em.
Well done mate.

**Damn Brit** · 11-02-2009, 03:28 PM

Great stuff, nice and sharp, good lighting, good background, good composition, all the elements coming together.

*HogRider* · 11-03-2009, 07:46 AM

Thanks!

Taff · 11-03-2009, 07:58 AM

Go away !!!!

(jk)

*waqas* · 11-03-2009, 08:42 AM

Great pics, but where are the small long legs? j/k

*Heinrich Lohmann* · 11-03-2009, 09:05 PM

These are very, very nice macros of a small fly. Your lighting setup works well. Thanks for posting them