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Summer Flies

by Jared Atencio

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 8, 201174 views6 comments
Although I'm familiar with the landscape/ESS gallery, this is my first post to the macro gallery. I've always packed a macro lens in my bag to tide me over between sunrise/sunset, but have been shooting more and more with it lately. On a recent trip to Yosemite, the skies were clear and boring, so I opted to stay in the partially shaded meadows of corn lilies and play with my macro lens instead. I usually gravitate toward more abstract macro shots, but wanted to try to catch some of the insects that were flying around the lilies as they seemed to be fairly cooperative. Any comments, suggestions or brutally honest critiques welcome as I work on honing my macro work. Thank you in advance and I hope to be more active in this gallery in the future :toast:

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 8, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Great detail and color in this image.
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on July 8, 2011 at 6:43 PM
Hey Jared, very cool looking little critter. Nice details.
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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 8, 2011 at 8:55 PM
This is great. Nice details and super sharp.
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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 8, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Excellent work with the detail in this. The lighting is fantastic and the comp is just right in my opinion. Great water drops as well!

- Morgan
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Terrific details, especially the eye. It looks poised for a quick escape.
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 11, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Very nice,,,,love the clean comp and color. :cool:
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