Plain & simple

[Nancy Bell]

An early morning robber fly resting before the hunt.

Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 100 f2.8 macro, 1/80, f8, ISO 2000.

[Steve Maxson]

Robber flies are very cool predators! Excellent sharpness and detail within your DOF and I like the soft, even light! I would only wish that you had a little more depth such that the "beak" was also sharp - but given your shooting specs, you didn't have a lot of wiggle room unless you raised the ISO higher. Other than that minor point, this is very nicely done!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Agreed it doesn't get much better than this just a little more DOF required. With subjects like this I try to get my initial shot asap then take additional ones at different apertures or focusing on different areas to try to get ideal DOF, I also move back a little too.

[John Robinson]

Like the way the bg fades out on this one,Sharp where it matters.
I reckon with toodays cameras its good to rack out a bit more- for a smaller image and more depth.
Cheers
John

[Nancy Bell]

Good suggestions for getting an increased DOF. Thanks all!

[Ron Conlon]

Excellent points above on a wonderful shot. I might consider blurring the right lower corner surface a bit.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you Ron. Also a good suggestion.