Just another Fly Macro shot - DPChallenge Forums

04/01/2004 06:27:25 PM · #1

Here is a fly I shot today, I found him part dead last night near a spider web

shot details are on the pic page

James

04/01/2004 06:28:42 PM · #2

how much is it cropped?

04/01/2004 06:34:09 PM · #3

alot has been cropped off... this is a so called 100% crop (hope I said that correctly) I shot this in 2048x1360 image size, seems my camera does better or is sharper at this image size than te full size, but I can go re shoot him real quick since its all set up still

James

04/01/2004 10:45:23 PM · #4

I re-shot the fly @ 6MP. Im not too hapy with the 6MP results and feel the smaller image size is better

6mp 100% crop (3072 x 2048 Pixels original image size)

2.7 MP (2048 x 1360 Pixels original image size)

James

Message edited by author 2004-04-01 22:46:17.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

04/02/2004 12:00:40 PM · #5

hmm, not sure i know what you mean by 100% crop?
1/100th of the original image size?

definately sharper at the smaller image size

dadas115

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

04/02/2004 12:29:21 PM · #6

100% crop means actual pixels, no downsampling.

Greg

04/02/2004 12:37:46 PM · #7

ahhhh that makes more sense

so you crop 640x427px from the 6MP image for instance for 1.5 : 1 ratio
cropped...

04/02/2004 01:19:36 PM · #8

Originally posted by soup:

ahhhh that makes more sense

so you crop 640x427px from the 6MP image for instance for 1.5 : 1 ratio
cropped...

i dont know ratios but when I had the full size image on my screen I just cropped it real tight around the fly to get the image size you see.

James

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

04/02/2004 01:21:19 PM · #9

right - thats what i was saying

640x427 is a 1.5:1 ratio -

Sonifo

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

04/02/2004 01:26:28 PM · #10

I'm not sure what I think of a dead fly. Good close up shot on him but the lighting is really bad and he is dead. Was this just a test shot, because if it was, then you did good.

ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

04/02/2004 01:28:07 PM · #11

I found a dead fly two nights ago. Inspired by Jacko, I put it in a box to shoot some winning picts in the near future :)))

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

04/02/2004 01:52:37 PM · #12

Originally posted by Sonifo:

I'm not sure what I think of a dead fly. Good close up shot on him but the lighting is really bad and he is dead. Was this just a test shot, because if it was, then you did good.

yea basically im "testing" since i dont have any good lighting at this time, was hand holding my external flash with one hand and clicking the camera remote with the other hand. I just dont have enough room at my girlfriends place to really set up some much brighter lights.

plus dead bugs are much easier to photo, and since a spider killed it (yes im animal and bug friendly so I wont hurt em just for a photo) I thought i would give it a try.

James

vtruan

Nikon D5100

04/02/2004 02:30:47 PM · #13

If you find a nice live insect/bug you want to keep alive, put it in a jar, and place it in the frig. for an hour or so. Then place them on where you want for the shoot, they'll hang on until they get warm and start moving around again. So you have around 15 minutes or more to shoot them, depending on how warm it is. Many professionals use this technique on butterflies/dragonflies, they have one and place it out just as the dew is forming. Presto a selling shot. Van

LtHousLady

Canon EOS-5D

Tamron SP AF 28-105mm f/2.8 LD Aspherical IF for Canon

04/02/2004 02:36:13 PM · #14

Hmmmm, wonder if that technique would work to keep my kids still. ;o)

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

04/02/2004 02:44:00 PM · #15

Originally posted by LtHousLady:

Hmmmm, wonder if that technique would work to keep my kids still. ;o)

I tried that once and it does not work with kids...hammers and 2x4's work well :)

James

kosmikkreeper

Nikon D300s

04/02/2004 05:34:57 PM · #16

A photo of a live bug

is the best challenge of all!! :-) And, no, it wasn't frozen first.

EddyG

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

04/02/2004 06:36:33 PM · #17

This guy was also alive and well and unfrozen: