[photolady95]

Great shot! I've never seen a fly like that here. TFS

[JimmyDranox]

Superb photo. And the depth of field is impresive. Can you tell us how you did it?

[old4570]

Superb photo. And the depth of field is impresive. Can you tell us how you did it?

Yes I can :


Aperture is set to F32 which is as small as it will go for maximum DOF .
I put a +10 close focus filter on the lens to boost magnification .
The 2nd part is finding a subject with nerves of steel , as the lens will be about 50mm from them .


That particular day was windy , compounded by all that magnification . ( Movement bad - worse under heavy magnification )
So with the lemon tree waving about I had to wait for lulls in the wind . Even then the focus was critical .
Most of the signal flies took off at the sight of the 62mm Close focus lens being showed in their direction . Finally I found a signal fly with nerves of steel and I managed to get about a dozen shots .
Did I mention the wind ? Anyhow only 2 shots were worth keeping and out of those two this one was worth posting .
Extreme Macro , Extreme conditions , extremely unlikely to get good shots ... Main thing is to get out there and take photos , every time you activate the shutter you learn something .

[Na Horuk]

Great capture, nice and dynamic, interesting angle. Amazingly sharp for f32, too! The Tamron did well (or rather, given the conditions, you did)

[esrandall]

Great shot -- I always learn something from your macro posts -- thank you for that.

[phoenixvision]

Thank you for sharing the details of the capture, not only the settings.....so nice to have a behind the scenes commentary....fabulous shot, great work......to you and the fly with nerves of steel......

[esrandall]

Thank you for sharing the details of the capture, not only the settings.....so nice to have a behind the scenes commentary....fabulous shot, great work......to you and the fly with nerves of steel......

Agreed. I have learned a lot about macro work from his pictures, in part because he so willingly shares his settings. I once joked that he's the reason I joined this forum (Heaven help us), but it's true. Very helpful individual, and lots of eye candy to look at

[starjedi]

Great shot!