Just a Fly

[Alan Campbell]

Taken in the Garden,testing Macro Lens

Canon Eos 7D 100mm f2.8L

1/500 f2.8 ISO640

Alan

[JaKS_Foto]

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Ugly mothers aren't they?

It's a common housefly methinks but they don't look like that when I chase them with a rolled up newspaper...

[hhcanon]

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Methinks you done well if thats youre first attempt. If you have seen my macro stuff, you will see that you have to nail focus on the eye. Use youre scroll wheel to move the focus point about. Also you could of probably lowered the speed down abit and got a greater DOF..bigger f stop. Dont give up, but its all about practice, practice, practice. Once you have nailed a few then you can start using the flash. May I suggest planting a few plants in pots that bees and hovers like, on your patio, if you have one - then you can sit down with a cold beer, and shoot till youre blue in the face! Well done

Have a look here. This was on a sedum (Ice Plant)

http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/showthread.php?13343-Feeding-Bee

Im no expert, but you want to get spot on focus, otherwise its not very forgiving

[DeeGee]

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[David Stallard]

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Think you have done really well with this one (agree about the focus point - but we can't always nail it)

.DAVID.

[pelliott1954]

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Good capture as I don't imagine it sat there long posing for you!!

Take note of Robin's point and others about focus though, not that I am any expert of course but I do believe in this genre of photography, getting the eyes or eye in sharp focus is the most critical of all.

Worth having a look at Robin's Bee, I remember that well, and some of Davids previous shots have been superb.

I must get myself a Macro Lens!!!, now where is SWMBO's Purse???

Regards Paul

[Chris_R]

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Nice shot Alan.

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Just a Fly



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