This will probably gross out most of you, but these flies were just so beautiful to me. I'm guessing that I will get docked major points as this is a departure from the typical "Family" theme; but they really are starting families.
That's OK, I just wanted to do something unusual.
I'm torn over whether or not image should have had sharper focus and deeper DOF. But they were moving around really fast and I kind of like that most of them are in blur.
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Although not really apealing subject wise to me anyway I still think this was a great shot, DOF and focus were pretty dam good!! And the out of the box idea I think should have scored you higher :)
Okay, this ROCKS! Pretty gross but still an original shot and I can't believe you captured all these guys at once! Leaves me wondering how long you had to wait by a smelly fish to get the shot. Great lighting, like you said a deeper DOF would really bring out more here but overall wonderful photo!
Uhhhgg. I have to take this shot in increments. Everything seems to be in order here. DOF is great. Subject matter is definately there. Focus is awesome. I can even see the little fly sucker attached to the fish. The only thing I see wrong with this photo other that the photo itself is the flies eyes. Something is off here and I am sorry I cant put my finger on it. Maybe over sharpened? Would love another opinion from one of the senior members. Maybe they can pick it out. This is technicaly a very good picture. A bit too disturbing for me though. I am just thankful that it's fish and not there favorite food. Keep up the good work. Very nice. No fish tacos for a month though.
We pretty much have the same camera, only my MP are a bit higher than yours. I'm inspired by your shot and am adding it to my favourites to remind me of what a great image can come out of this camera. Thanks for doing such a great job on this photo and inspiring me to keep trying for shots like this just when I was starting to get down on myself and my camera. Great job!
Thanks, everyone for the great comments and votes. They were better than I expected. Comments reflected exactly how I felt about this image. I hoped for more focus and a less busy composition. But of all the shots I took, this was the best. I'll post some outtakes that are even creepier than this one.
Excellent - really unusual and full of colour and interest, despite a subject that most will find abhorrrent. Never let that put you off, because life is dull without exploring worlds outside of our comfort zone.
what an outrageous interpretation of the challenge! hats off to you for giving it a shot. excellent capture, probably would have won the macro challenge! i'm faving this.
It's gross ... therefore I love it! Actually I like it for other reasons, too. It's very unusual, for one thing. And the family resemblance is striking; all the kids have Dad's eyes. 8
Technically, this is a fairly good shot. However, due to the rather unsavory subject matter I rather doubt that it's technical merits will rescue your score. Without the title I'd have had difficulty identifying the textured surface under the flys; an angle which included a fin or some other recognizable feature would have improved the composition (although it might have made the subject more unappealing).
terribly goss if you think about it and you have an imagination! As far as images go, pretty neat macro. Focus a little soft. Glad I'm not eating right now. Colors good - love the way the eyes stand out. Composition okay. 6 good luck in the challenge!
LOL - very cruel (I mean cool) idea! j/k Great title! :-)
I really like this. Great DOF on most flies and the fish. The blurriness in the very foreground is a bit distracting, but the colors and background are great. The lighting may be a tad too bright too, but I imagine the sun is quite harsh on the beach. Nice job!
Ewwww. The color is great. Love the concept. Being a newbie myself, is there some way that all of the foreground flies could be in focus? Would have helped for me.
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