Grey FleshFly blowing a Bubble

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Here's one from last season of a Grey FleshFly wich was blowing a waterbubble..

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark2N
Shutter speed: 1/750 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Reversed 50mm F1.8 + 36mm of extension tubes
Focal length:50 mm
AF mode: Manual Focus by moving back and forth
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening

[Robert Amoruso]

Most cool Jeroen. I like all the complimentary colors - the perch and BG vs. the fly and him blow a bubble, that's over the top. Never saw that before. Sharp just were it needs to be sharp. Well done.

[Robert O'Toole]

Very sharp and contrasty image. This subject isnt pretty but the details are interesting. By the way I dont think thats water in the bubble I think it is really stomach juices.

Robert

[Keith Kennedy]

Jeroen, an excellent capture of this fly and a great example of using a low f stop to render the background OOF while keeping a sharp focus on the eye/head. It seems that for many maco shooters, the 'conventional wisdom' is to always use f16 or higher for maximum DOF. While this is a good rule of thumb for a variety of macro situations, it is not a 'one-size fits all' guideline. Using a shallow DOF is technically more challenging, requiring excellent technique to achieve sharp focus. Given this is an Olympic year, this US judge awards you a 10.0. Great execution!

Keith