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**csa** · 11-18-2016, 09:00 AM

I really like this shot. The color of the background really adds to the nice colors of the fly!

**eaglem** · 11-18-2016, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by csa

I really like this shot. The color of the background really adds to the nice colors of the fly!

Thank you for the kind words............

**goatsNdonkey** · 11-18-2016, 04:45 PM

I think in these pictures with a very slim plane of focus, there is an art to getting what little focus there is in a place that works (various places on the rear leg here) and have the things that are OOF to varying degrees be things that can work that way. I agree that the colors and glistening qualities of those areas keep them working well, rather than seeming dissatisfying, in this picture.

As scientific illustration, the picture would be a failure, but that is nothing like it's purpose.

**eaglem** · 11-18-2016, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

I think in these pictures with a very slim plane of focus, there is an art to getting what little focus there is in a place that works (various places on the rear leg here) and have the things that are OOF to varying degrees be things that can work that way. I agree that the colors and glistening qualities of those areas keep them working well, rather than seeming dissatisfying, in this picture.

As scientific illustration, the picture would be a failure, but that is nothing like it's purpose.

Thank you.

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11-18-2016, 09:00 AM	#2
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	I really like this shot. The color of the background really adds to the nice colors of the fly!

11-18-2016, 03:49 PM	#3
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	Originally posted by csa I really like this shot. The color of the background really adds to the nice colors of the fly! Thank you for the kind words............

11-18-2016, 04:45 PM	#4
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	I think in these pictures with a very slim plane of focus, there is an art to getting what little focus there is in a place that works (various places on the rear leg here) and have the things that are OOF to varying degrees be things that can work that way. I agree that the colors and glistening qualities of those areas keep them working well, rather than seeming dissatisfying, in this picture. As scientific illustration, the picture would be a failure, but that is nothing like it's purpose.

11-18-2016, 07:49 PM	#5
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey I think in these pictures with a very slim plane of focus, there is an art to getting what little focus there is in a place that works (various places on the rear leg here) and have the things that are OOF to varying degrees be things that can work that way. I agree that the colors and glistening qualities of those areas keep them working well, rather than seeming dissatisfying, in this picture. As scientific illustration, the picture would be a failure, but that is nothing like it's purpose. Thank you.

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