Put this on the critique board today, but thought y'all might like to see him, too...
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I love this shot Lava...but the title "Pink" is much better for it!!! :)

The eyes are amazing on this.

Emily

One of the best fly shots I have seen...possibly ever. Looks like something out of National Geographic.

Z

I have never seen a better fly eye closup :) remarkable detail . Framing is perfect :)

Amazing detail inthis image Lava. Great job. Tell us a little about taht pink background. to me the pink is what set this image apart and gives it that unique flavor.

Amazing detail inthis image Lava. Great job. Tell us a little about taht pink background. to me the pink is what set this image apart and gives it that unique flavor.

Thanks. It is a small pink flower (I'm not sure what it is called...)

You're right, I took about thirty pictures, but this was the best one, and is often the case, it was one fo the first ones I shot. Shoulda stopped right there, huh?

I have found that to be the case so many times. I find a subject and get that first image then set about trying to improve upon it. Take a pot full additional shots of the same subject and when i get back to the coumputer endup selecting that first shot as the keeper. Where ever this fly can in the order of shooting it was a no brainer keeper. Great shot. Always like your photographs and this one just sealed the deal.

Sorry but would like to ask one more question about this image. I think you said on the critque board that you used the 90mm macro with 1.4 converter. Is that right? And if so I was wondering about what the working distance was and if this image was cropped much to come up with the final product.

OMG.... This is great!

So, can you let us in one the detail(gear/settings)?

Agreed! This is one seriously close/detailed image.

I assume from the level of detail that you shot it on the tripod? If so, do you use a rack focuser?

Your 90 macro gives 1:1? With a 1.4x and your crop factor (1.5?) is the result about 2.1:1?

OMG.... This is great!

So, can you let us in one the detail(gear/settings)?

Wow, Thank you for the very nice comments. The settings were:

D200
Tamron 90mm Macro lens with 1.4X Tamron SP Teleconverter
ISO 400
f/18
1/60
Matrix Metering
Bogen 3021BPro Tripod (just got it)

I've never measured or tried to calculate it, but the working distance with the TC is about four to six inches from the front of the lens. The lens and TC is about six inches itself.

The photo is cropped a little. One of the nice things about the D200 is you get more room to crop than you do with the D70.

Here's the original.

Agreed! This is one seriously close/detailed image.

I assume from the level of detail that you shot it on the tripod? If so, do you use a rack focuser?

Your 90 macro gives 1:1? With a 1.4x and your crop factor (1.5?) is the result about 2.1:1?


Oh Loupey you are sooo techie. :)

Man most of that just blows right by me. I'm a how close can I get kind of guy. Wish I was more into the numbers and factors and such. I know it would improve my results. I'm more trial and error. That's why I miss a lot I guess.

Well, that's still quite the image! That to me looks to be 2X life size! Man oh man..... I need a 180F3.5 L macro ;)