Went out for bugs today and the outing was short due to heavy thunderstorms. Forgot my lens tripod collar which was ok ..with the heavy wind not much use for it !! Did find some little bugs this fly was cooperative !!!
Comments welcome and much appreciated
Canon 50D
180 Sigma Marco 1.4X
f 8.0 1/500 sec
ISO 500
Av 0
hand held
First, what is the fly standing on? Is it a light colored flower or did you adjust the lightness at all in pp?
Also, I don't see mention of flash and there's certainly no real evidence of it on the insect so...what was the lighting like? How did you get such a soft BG and such a striking and detailed bug?
The surface the fly is sitting on is a light colored leaf ... very light yellow. Image was exposed all the way to the right without going over and gives that look .. being oof also helps.
Didn't use a flash for this to preserve the soft look Do like using the Canon twin macro lights !!! Great for contrast !!
Hey Al,
Saw this one earlier and only have the opportunity to comment now. Love the in your face look and the selective focus on the eye/face is sweet. Perfect use of the shallow DOF.....as i like the way the legs and wings are visible....but fade into that exquisite BG. I do have to mess with the shallow DOF's......but this is a tough one to top! Very nicely done!