Fly & Mantis

GOLDENORFE

a couple shots, used larger diffuser than last few shots of these, eliminated all blown highlights on flys face!
mantis shots at x3.5 mag
hope you like them
phil
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thanks for looking
phil

Jack'll do

That first one is absolutely outstanding Phil. The mantis looks almost translucent which I find odd as I am used to them being quite dark green. Do they have chameleon like qualities?

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful series Phil - lighting looks excellent.
Brian v.

manbou

Excellent!

What lens were you using?

GOLDENORFE

thanks for comments.
jack- this 2nd instar nymph are about 11- 12mm in length and had just shed its skin which hadnt hardened off which is why the colour hasnt appeared yet.

manbou - shot with canon mpe-65

maxine these will get quite large, female gets to about 5"+

phil
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fotoeffects

Fabulous!
I love all of these shots, but I think the eyes on the first one are outstanding! Where do you place the diffuser? Do you use a flash or just natural light.

blacksmith

Love the first shot with the amazing eye, you got a perfect diffuser plus a perfect lighting angle. TFS

Thanks.

GOLDENORFE

thanks for comments, appreciated
learnin - i use a 430ex flash, coke can diffuser[aka-lord v design ] . held on a straight bracket with a small ball head to alter angle. diffuser is level with lens end at about 10 oclock position, do alter position alot depending on mag & available light angle

phil
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Skippy

GOLDENORFE wrote:

a couple shots, used larger diffuser than last few shots of these, eliminated all blown highlights on flys face!
mantis shots at x3.5 mag
hope you like them
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

thanks for looking
phil

Awwwww the proud Dad shows off his little ones
You kids are clean eaters, and have lovely faces.

The Flys eye is excellent Phil, what sort of filter were you using on the flash that you commented to say its was larger??

Awesome results .... Skippy
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canon400d

Skippy wrote:

Awwwww the proud Dad shows off his little ones
You kids are clean eaters, and have lovely faces.

The Flys eye is excellent Phil, what sort of filter were you using on the flash that you commented to say its was larger??

Awesome results .... Skippy
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They are brilliant Phil.
Regards
Bob

Doug Solis

Excellent! One of the best fly detail I've ever seen. Any chance you can give us a photo of your setup?

GOLDENORFE

thanks for comments.
maxine - pics in separate thread show diffusers different sizes with different grades of diffusion material from manfrotto diffusion pack.
just trying different sizes, smaller ones not much good for less magnified shots above x2 mag, too small surface area.
phil
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