Little fly

fantastic..................................

note the "altiers" white things under the wings..... all flies need these to enable direction in flight,, like the rear propeller on a helicopter.
 
donky7 said:
fantastic..................................

note the "altiers" white things under the wings..... all flies need these to enable direction in flight,, like the rear propeller on a helicopter.
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Thanks, Your a star!! i have always wondered what these things (altiers) are for (y)

fido18 said:
Wonderfull shot. I live in hope of getting a shot like this with my Canon 60mm macro lens
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Thanks mate (y)
 
Wonderful detail John. I've always wondered what those things were too and now I know.

You've captured lovely detail in the compound eye. Can I ask the lens you used for this?
 
Thanks for comments, always appreciated. Ian, i used the Tamron 90mm. It's an old manual adaptall version that was used by the previous owner on film cameras. He had stored it away for 3 years and sold it to me for £100, it is in mint condition :)
 
Great picture John, posing nicely for you like a good boy (y)
 
Thats a beauty John (y)

Are you still using that 'blue peter' diffuser?
 
John - that's a fantastic shot !
Also like the way the background colours are split between the green and yellow by the body of the fly.

Is this really just with a 90mm Macro - no tubes or Raynox ?
I know I'm only a macro noobie but I'm getting no where near this sort of detail :notworthy:
 
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CBA100 said:
Thats a beauty John (y)

Are you still using that 'blue peter' diffuser?
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Thanks Chris, Yes same diffuser ;)

g4gxl said:
John - that's a fantastic shot !
Also like the way the background colours are split between the green and yellow by the body of the fly.

Is this really just with a 90mm Macro - no tubes or Raynox ?
I know I'm only a macro noobie but I'm getting no where near this sort of detail :notworthy:
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Thanks Steve, i used kenko tubes with the lens, a 12mm and 20mm :)
 
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Cracking detail in the shot John. I used to have the same lens, but sold it .... :bang: :bonk: oh silly me, thought I was getting a better lens with the sigma, more of a sideways step I think. We live and learn...........


Dave ....
 
mark richards said:
back for another look ....could you show me the diffuser you made, and is the flash off camera thanks mark..
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No problem Mark, Here is the diffuser, it's just made out of cardboard and gaffa tape, the front is a piece of white diffusion gel sheet, pic also shows bracket holding flash off cam :)

 
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