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11-dec 08 wotever. fly on grass with droplets
11-dec 08 wotever. fly on grass with droplets
roz


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Collection: 024 - DECEMBER 08. WOTEVER
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: in the long grass near our house
Date: Dec 11, 2008
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2008

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Comments: 15
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 been raining all day .. when it stopped for a while i went out in the long grass and took some photographs of insects ..
thankyou to nick nixter for the use of his web texture ..

used Canon Speedlight 580EXII with added plastic diffuser fitted over it - a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce ..
also Canon Extension Tube EF12II ..

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 12/15/2008 03:07:35 AM
Thanks for exposing us to a beauty we would never normally see :)
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 12/14/2008 02:01:46 PM
Excellent subtle use of the texture here. Lovely light, too.
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 12/14/2008 01:06:19 AM
I usually hate insect photos but these ones are beautifully done!!
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 12/13/2008 09:47:46 PM
Great angle - he sits so calmly there on such a steep drop - the eye follows right up that leaf.
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 12/13/2008 06:55:53 PM
I feel like a tiny observer in the long grass...sweet lighting and everything else !
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 12/12/2008 09:43:30 AM
LOL! It looks like he's riding a water slide! He's enjoying it too, I can tell by his smile!
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 12/11/2008 04:53:04 PM
You are seiously good at this stuff. I love that the fly's head is so focused.
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 12/11/2008 04:42:36 PM
Is this the shot you were trying to take while Katee was waiting patiently in the grass? This is a great shot. I enjoying taking these shots. They can be very rewarding when properly captured.

Message edited by author 2008-12-11 16:43:01.
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 12/11/2008 11:43:32 AM
I really like these bug pics you are takin. Very nice focus and size.
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 12/11/2008 09:02:26 AM
You've got the focus and DOF down pat here.
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 12/11/2008 08:45:37 AM
Fabulous use of color and line. HELLO MR. FLY.
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 12/11/2008 08:10:58 AM
I love a good shallow DOF :-)
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 12/11/2008 06:27:53 AM
Their eyes are amazing!!! I love that you can see so much detail in these macro shots. Lovely processing Roz.
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 12/11/2008 05:58:38 AM
This processing is SPANKING! You are AMAZING.
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 12/11/2008 05:55:15 AM
You're welcome, Rozzy! : )
The detail in the fly's head is incredible, I just spin out at the shallow DoF you work with! : )
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