Focus Stacked Image of Green Bottle Fly Face
Jul 11, 2020 15:43:32 #
I catch (and swat) an abundance of Houseflies as well as the much larger Flesh Fly however the Green Bottle Fly like this one are more of a rare find. I caught this one resting on the wall and I slooooooly placed the jar over it and then dispatched it for this magnified view and focus stacking session.
Jul 11, 2020 15:46:19 #
Jul 11, 2020 15:57:04 #
UTMike wrote:
Excellent detail, as usual, Gary.
Thanks, UTMike. Flies may not be ones desirable subjects however I find them to be quite fascinating and of course to be a ready supply of being a subject for the camera.
Jul 11, 2020 16:16:20 #
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Jul 11, 2020 19:32:43 #
NikonJohn wrote:
That's great! 
Glad they don't get really big, that would be scary! 
Glad they don't get really big, that would be scary! Thanks for dropping by and taking a look.
Jul 12, 2020 00:07:51 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Nice shot. That fellow has some nasty looking mouth parts (right out of a nightmare).
Jul 12, 2020 09:44:26 #
Jul 12, 2020 09:53:19 #
Ballard wrote:
Nice shot. That fellow has some nasty looking mouth parts (right out of a nightmare).
Thanks for viewing and I agree that they are quite freaky looking.
Jul 12, 2020 09:55:10 #
Don, the 2nd son wrote:
WOW!!
Thanks, Don. Flies provide an endless supply of opportunities for me...although I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Jul 12, 2020 10:36:40 #
I've got a lot of macro shots but nothing that compares to this as I've never gotten into focus stacking. I shoot Nikon but years ago considered buying a Canon and their 5x macro lens but never did. Your work is phenomenal.
Jul 12, 2020 11:37:16 #
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Jul 12, 2020 13:08:14 #
JRiepe wrote:
I've got a lot of macro shots but nothing that compares to this as I've never gotten into focus stacking. I shoot Nikon but years ago considered buying a Canon and their 5x macro lens but never did. Your work is phenomenal.
Thanks, this is taken with an old 28mm lens that was $45 on Ebay that I mounted in reverse on an old Novoflex bellows that I also got on Ebay. The bellows is a Nikon F mount and I use an adapter to go from the F mount to the Fujifilm camera's X mount.
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