Same crab spider, same fly as my previous post, but the spider has repositioned the fly - and doesn't seem to have the slightest problem holding it in this position. 40D, MP-E 65 mm macro, 1/250, f/16, ISO 100, macro twin flash (diffused), hand held. All comments are welcome and appreciated.
Hey Steve,
Might be my favorite of the series!!! Love the pollen on the fly. Only minute tweak I can recommend is to perhaps burn the back end/body of the spider......very low opacity to get a hair more seperation. Another outstanding one!!!
I like this image in general but I think the shadowless illumination doesn't do the subject justice. Shadows cast by the subject - however faint they are - help to bring it to life and IMHO make the difference between a good and a stunning picture... So I would try and make one of the twin flash sub units the main light by reducing the other units output - so that the second unit doesn't completely wipe out the shadow cast by the first.
Steve, another excellent image! I think I agree with Karl on the lack of shadow but, at the same time, I still really love the outstanding detail in this. (Roman, how the heck are we going to choose IOTW this week with so many killer images?)
One other thought...might clone over part of that gray area that is between the petals by the flies head. I'd see if cutting it down to a thin thread would look better than having that wide strip of gray there.
You are making me want this lens so bad! NOW STOP IT!!! ;):p;)
The exposure and detail on both subjects are awesome...this is the type of image I can stare at for a long time and see so many different things to enjoy about it.