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Macro Fly

by Steppy

K3-ii, Vivitar 100mm F2.8 , 65mm of extension tubes, Yongnuo flash, loo roll as diffuser.

Liked by pauljay derek897 hocusfocus GIULIO57

Uploaded21/10/2017 - 22:12

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davidwozhere davidwozhere

3670 posts
11 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 22/10/2017 - 01:09 Link

Brilliant - as usual
Why is it so wet?

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

My page on Photocrowd

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 22/10/2017 - 07:14 Link

LIKEd and stunning

PPG

tyronet2000 tyronet2000

4862 posts
15 years
Northumberland

Posted 22/10/2017 - 11:32 Link

Was this layer stacked. Super capture but no to sure about the "rain" drops

Regards
Stan

PPG

Steppy Steppy

24 posts
9 years

Posted 22/10/2017 - 13:24 Link

Ok the fly was straight from my garden yesterday morning, hence why it was wet. I sprayed the surface it was on to kind of tie it in. The photo consists of 79 shots taken over 3mm. The bugs total length was 7mm but i never intended to take the whole thing as the end product.

Thank you all for your likes and kind words !

Stephen

hocusfocus hocusfocus

60 posts
9 years
All the best,
hocusfocus

Posted 22/10/2017 - 16:33 Link

A really excellent stacking project. This is one ugly dude----attended many a dinner, but invited to none. Like a lot.

derek897 derek897

2322 posts
13 years
Wicklow Ireland

Posted 23/10/2017 - 08:36 Link

That's a well stacked fly,
Is it alive or dead ?
Haven't tried stacking yet, but is the slight haze a result of the stacking or flare from the flash ?
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I know what i like, If not always why.

OldTaffy OldTaffy

573 posts
15 years
South Cambridgeshire

Posted 23/10/2017 - 11:33 Link

Creepy! You put in a lot of work on this great image.

A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.

Steppy Steppy

24 posts
9 years

Posted 24/10/2017 - 14:18 Link

derek897 wrote:
That's a well stacked fly,
Is it alive or dead ?
Haven't tried stacking yet, but is the slight haze a result of the stacking or flare from the flash ?
Liked

The slight haze is from my editing. I will correct it for my Flickr page.
Unfortunately the fly became deceased en-route from garden to studio. I try to photograph them alive if i can, and with a bit of their habitat included as well but sometimes it just doesn’t work out like that & keeping them still enough for the atack is the greatest challenge.
Thank you kindly

Stephen