Flies galore

[Romy Ocon]

I've gone afield a few times in the past weeks but always came back empty handed. June seems to be a dead month for feathered creatures.

Not being able to go on a productive sortie, I keep my reflexes keen (and the electro-mechs of my gear in top shape) by shooting hand held macros. The 1D4's clean high ISOs make possible faster shutter speeds and smallish apertures (for deeper DOF) without flash.


1D4 + 100 2.8 USM macro, f/8, 1/320 sec, ISO 3200, hand held, manual exposure in available light, heavily cropped/NR'ed/processed/resized to 1200x800





1D4 + 100 2.8 USM macro, f/7.1, 1/320 sec, ISO 3200, hand held, manual exposure in available light, heavily cropped/NR'ed/processed/resized to 1200x800

[Bobby Kintanar]

Those are fantastic images, Ka Mastah, as always! They simply blow me away!! 10 Stars!!

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

fantastic indeed! I want to try out this macro thing too but the bar has been set so high!

[Romy Ocon]

Thanks, Bobby and Edu!

Jun 25, 2010 4:38:42 GMT Edu Lorenzo Jr said:

fantastic indeed! I want to try out this macro thing too but the bar has been set so high!

Edu, macro shots are a good way to practice shake control, DOF placement and composition. The same principles and approaches used in birding applies.

If you don't have a macro lens yet, get some cheap extension tubes. This will allow your short lenses (20-100 mm zooms or primes) to shoot very close and get good magnification. Here's a local source of cheap extension tubes.

www.tayhua.com/exttube.html

[Bobby Kintanar]

I dug up an old "Fly" Macro to add to this thread - a real bunch of flies!

Canon EOS 20D; 0.04 sec (1/25); f/14.0; Canon 60 mm Macro Lens; ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: +4/3 EV

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

mastah, i do have an extension tube, my 2x TC doubles up as one.

will try it on inanimate objects first i guess..

[Ely Teehankee]

Flies are a pest, but up close, they are beautiful. Well done Romy.
Mabuhay.

[hanalwala]

Fantastic..... great shots and great sharpness....