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Quick reaction.

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 21, 2009707 views11 comments

The fly took off in reaction to the flash. Luckily I had anticipated that it might and pre-focussed accordingly hoping for the best.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F16
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped and retouched in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ed White on July 21, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Neat, I like the colour of the leaf. It kinda looks like the fly is leaping to attack the camera.
Nice job

Registered on July 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 21, 2009 at 10:56 PM

Good job getting the shot off. You could have kicked the ISO up to 200 or 400 without any noise and gotten the motion frozen a bit more, but I like it as it is.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on July 22, 2009 at 6:59 AM

Hey David, congrats on ths capture, good details on the fly and nice color in the leaf and water drops add a nice touch.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on July 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM

David - this is a really fun image... love the fly's reaction and I esp. like the highlights in the drops!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on July 23, 2009 at 8:52 AM

Fascinating shot, David! The underside of the fly is certainly under-represented, and this gives us a new view... I like your use of color and the composition; it's a neat, eye-catching photo.

Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Kedar Bhat on July 23, 2009 at 11:53 PM

Brilliant image

Registered on April 7, 2008, 77 Posts, 357 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 24, 2009 at 11:26 AM

Thats pretty cool David. I would have liked to see it's face a little more in focus bu tgreat timing to catch itin mid air!

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 29, 2009 at 12:40 AM

Insanely good work showing here, David. Your technical prowess and quick thinking sure paid off in marvelous image. Congrats on the EP!

Edit: P.S.– Looks like a fighter-bomber coming in on cluttered deck and having to power up from being waved off.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 29, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Great anticipation. Nice colors, dof, subject, and comp!
Congrats on the EP !

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Taylor on July 29, 2009 at 7:26 AM

Thanks all for commenting. I've just found out what EP is. A very pleasant surprise and honour indeed.

Registered on April 24, 2006, 101 Posts, 837 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Nash on February 19, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Is that stuffed :-)

Registered on December 29, 2005, 20 Posts, 24 Comments