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Dec 21, 2007, 12:47:53 PM
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This is by far the best fly macro I've done. I think those are some sort of mite (reddish colour) under it's wings.
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large fly by ~troypiggoWonderful macro with nice detail. Make sure to browse this deviants gallery and check out his other work. ( Featured by ^hellfirediva )
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*no-preview Jun 30, 2009  Professional General Artist
Awesome ... What kind of lenses u used for this ..!!!

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~troypiggo Jun 30, 2009
100mm macro lens with 68mm of extension tubes ;)
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~sirguynimrod Jun 12, 2009  Professional Photographer
it looks almost .. mechanical =)

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An attempt at HDR =) not perfect but i love it
The riverside reflection
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~troypiggo Jun 12, 2009
I know what you mean. I think a lot of sci-fi/robot designers use insects as models or bases for their designs.
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~sirguynimrod Jun 12, 2009  Professional Photographer
yes they do =) the shiny parts of insects have these metallic feel to them

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An attempt at HDR =) not perfect but i love it
The riverside reflection
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~and1tricker May 24, 2009
hi, what lens do u have? i just bought my self a Nikon 105mm micro one week ago. However, the problem is the focus area is so tiny. For example, i took some pictures of a fly, i only see details of the head and the rest is so blur. i was wondering how did u do your?? thanks
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~troypiggo May 24, 2009
I have probably the Canon equivalent of the lens you have - the Canon 100mm. I've also used the Sigma 105mm and they're all very similar.

When you say "focus area", I think you mean "depth of field" (DoF) - ie what is in focus.

And yes, it is very shallow for macro. The reason is that DoF is related to focus distance and aperture. When you're shooting very close subjects, the depth of field is razor thin. What you have to do to increase the DoF is close the aperture down to around f/11. Even then it's very shallow DoF, but manageable.

Do you shoot full manual, or are you using some sort of auto mode?

If you want to understand a little more of my thoughts and tips on macro shooting, read this journal i made some time ago:
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Also check out Dalantech's tips [link] He's written some great articles on the "shoutboard" on this page:

[link]
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~and1tricker May 25, 2009
i use auto mode sometime but most of the time full manual. thanks a lot anyway. i just got my micro lens one week ago still learning.
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~porshi Mar 10, 2009
WOW.

Nice shot! :clap:

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~troypiggo Mar 15, 2009
Thankyou! :)
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