A couple of little fly shots (Yawn)

A couple of little fly shots (Yawn) · 03:48 AM

daacon · 08-08-2008, 07:32 AM

These look like pretty significant crops - none the less WOW the eyes have it. Nicely done.

Mike.P® · 08-08-2008, 07:37 AM

Thanks.

Only a 50% crop.
Taken with Tamron 90mm F2/8 and Vivitar 2X macro teleconverter. Hand held and manual focus.

Focus was a swine and it took multiple shots but got there in the end

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 08-08-2008, 07:38 AM

Nice macros, thanks for posting them.

ftpaddict · 08-08-2008, 07:39 AM

Yawn indeed. Those are some awesome shots!

Syb · 08-08-2008, 08:27 AM

- yawn -

could you please post something interesting?

For instance:
MORE INFO on these amazing shots!

Did you use flash?
etc.
ect.

Thanks! Syb

Mike.P® · 08-08-2008, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by Syb

MORE INFO on these amazing shots!

Did you use flash?
etc.
ect.

Thanks! Syb

Not much more to say really, used 360-AF flash attached to the camera.
Glad you like them anyway.

Peter Zack · 08-08-2008, 10:26 AM

Nothing to yawn about here that's for sure. Even with the heavy crop they look good. But is the fly dead? it looks dried up (eyes have lost the smooth dome and look sunk in, in the centers)

Mike.P® · 08-08-2008, 10:46 AM

Nope, he was alive and twitching .. I was amazed he actually sat there as long as he did considering the lens was nearly touching his nose (if its called a nose).
It may just be the way the flash reflected off the eye.

Thats actually 2 different flies btw.

marcusyoung · 08-08-2008, 10:55 AM

Mike,

can I add in a housefly shot using voigtlander macro , image cropped
This time i did not use vivitar 105 f2.5

marcus

Mike.P® · 08-08-2008, 11:31 AM

No problem Marcus, I see your fly is dead as well though ...

Mike.P® · 08-08-2008, 11:36 AM

Here is the original uncropped version, but resized due to it would take ages to load if I posted the original.

Peter Zack · 08-08-2008, 12:02 PM

I like the originals much better. The detail is very good and they are plenty close. Nice stuff. The eyes look better and maybe it was just the crop.

Damn Brit · 08-08-2008, 12:22 PM

Holy crop!
Maybe next post you can attach an MRI of that fly.

**rparmar** · 08-10-2008, 12:48 PM

Fly eyes are like that. They have a "sunken in" part in an irregular polygon shape. Never knew this before I started taking macros and looking at those others took more closely.

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08-08-2008, 10:26 AM	#8
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Nothing to yawn about here that's for sure. Even with the heavy crop they look good. But is the fly dead? it looks dried up (eyes have lost the smooth dome and look sunk in, in the centers) Last edited by Peter Zack; 08-08-2008 at 12:04 PM.

08-08-2008, 10:55 AM	#10
marcusyoung Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,123	housefly Mike, can I add in a housefly shot using voigtlander macro , image cropped This time i did not use vivitar 105 f2.5 marcus

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08-08-2008, 07:32 AM	#2
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	These look like pretty significant crops - none the less WOW the eyes have it. Nicely done.

08-08-2008, 07:37 AM	#3
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	Thanks. Only a 50% crop. Taken with Tamron 90mm F2/8 and Vivitar 2X macro teleconverter. Hand held and manual focus. Focus was a swine and it took multiple shots but got there in the end

08-08-2008, 07:38 AM	#4
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Nice macros, thanks for posting them.

08-08-2008, 07:39 AM	#5
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Yawn indeed. Those are some awesome shots!

08-08-2008, 08:27 AM	#6
Syb Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Utrecht, Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,221	- yawn - could you please post something interesting? For instance: MORE INFO on these amazing shots! Did you use flash? etc. ect. Thanks! Syb

08-08-2008, 10:06 AM	#7
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	Originally posted by Syb MORE INFO on these amazing shots! Did you use flash? etc. ect. Thanks! Syb Not much more to say really, used 360-AF flash attached to the camera. Glad you like them anyway.

08-08-2008, 10:46 AM	#9
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	Nope, he was alive and twitching .. I was amazed he actually sat there as long as he did considering the lens was nearly touching his nose (if its called a nose). It may just be the way the flash reflected off the eye. Thats actually 2 different flies btw.

08-08-2008, 11:31 AM	#11
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	No problem Marcus, I see your fly is dead as well though ...

08-08-2008, 11:36 AM	#12
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	Here is the original uncropped version, but resized due to it would take ages to load if I posted the original.

08-08-2008, 12:02 PM	#13
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	I like the originals much better. The detail is very good and they are plenty close. Nice stuff. The eyes look better and maybe it was just the crop.

08-08-2008, 12:22 PM	#14
Damn Brit Guest	Holy crop! Maybe next post you can attach an MRI of that fly.

08-10-2008, 12:48 PM	#15
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,823	Fly eyes are like that. They have a "sunken in" part in an irregular polygon shape. Never knew this before I started taking macros and looking at those others took more closely.