Macro Flower Fly

Flower Fly · 09:00 AM

3-4mm flower fly Asahi macro bellows 55/1.8 Super Tak
not sharpened or cropped

charliezap · 07-02-2012, 09:46 AM

Nice shots at F/4.I think that there would be a big difference if you could have taken it at f/8 or better.--charliezap

Sliver-Surfer · 07-02-2012, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by charliezap

Nice shots at F/4.I think that there would be a big difference if you could have taken it at f/8 or better.--charliezap

Thanks its a m42 and I have to view through the closed aperture so it gets pretty dark fast as you can see although it is daylight out the background is black. I would have had to make a sacrifice in iso or shutter-speed but most importantly I need to see when it is in focus.

bluestringer · 07-02-2012, 10:42 AM

Excellent macro. Well done.

**luftfluss** · 07-02-2012, 11:00 AM

More DOF would have been useful, but I do think you did well. They look just like the hoverflies in my neck of the woods.

**eaglem** · 07-02-2012, 03:44 PM

I concur with luftfluss on it being a Hoverfly and very good shots as well.

Sliver-Surfer · 07-02-2012, 07:14 PM

Thanks all. They areknown as Hover flies, Flower flies or syrphid flies. I've always known them as Sweat Bees.

Sliver-Surfer · 07-10-2012, 02:43 PM

Heres a 100% crop of the second photo

**Dice** · 07-10-2012, 09:02 PM

Great job. The detail is amazing.

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07-02-2012, 09:46 AM	#2
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	Nice shots at F/4.I think that there would be a big difference if you could have taken it at f/8 or better.--charliezap

07-02-2012, 10:12 AM	#3
Sliver-Surfer Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,558 Original Poster	Originally posted by charliezap Nice shots at F/4.I think that there would be a big difference if you could have taken it at f/8 or better.--charliezap Thanks its a m42 and I have to view through the closed aperture so it gets pretty dark fast as you can see although it is daylight out the background is black. I would have had to make a sacrifice in iso or shutter-speed but most importantly I need to see when it is in focus.

07-02-2012, 10:42 AM	#4
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Excellent macro. Well done.

07-02-2012, 11:00 AM	#5
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,627	More DOF would have been useful, but I do think you did well. They look just like the hoverflies in my neck of the woods.

07-02-2012, 03:44 PM	#6
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,160	I concur with luftfluss on it being a Hoverfly and very good shots as well.

07-02-2012, 07:14 PM	#7
Sliver-Surfer Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,558 Original Poster	Thanks all. They areknown as Hover flies, Flower flies or syrphid flies. I've always known them as Sweat Bees.

07-10-2012, 02:43 PM	#8
Sliver-Surfer Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,558 Original Poster	Heres a 100% crop of the second photo

07-10-2012, 09:02 PM	#9
Dice Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA Posts: 1,122	Great job. The detail is amazing.