Lauxaniid fly portrait

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Lauxaniid fly portrait

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It is quite hard to find any insect in these cold november days. This small fly (not larger than 4 mm) was sitting on a tree stump and didn't look very special at all. But seen through a microscope objective ...

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Taken with Canon EOS 5D, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10x microscope objective on bellows, ISO 50, flash, paper cylinder diffuser, stacked with Zerene, mix of PMax and DMap method.

Larger version on my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63933727@N ... hotostream

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Wow! The large version over at Flickr is stunning. You even got all the longitudinal striations on the large bristles. Very nice!

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Post by ChrisR »

Wow and a bit, Beautifully sharp. But
Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10x microscope objective on bellows
Bitte? No tube lens, have we been wasting our money??!!

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ChrisR wrote: Bitte? No tube lens, have we been wasting our money??!!
:wink: No, you did not, a tube lens is included ... the $ 9 Morfanon.

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wonderful shot!

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Wow... this is great work!

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Awesome Shot.

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Amazing sharpness and color, likes it thank for sharing.

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Rik, Chris, Martin & Madmacro, many thanks for your comments.

Charles, when I started with this kind of photography I've read all your pdf-articles more than once ... Thank you for publishing your knowledge!

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Post by lauriek »

I love the way the most innocuous looking little fly can become so amazing when viewed through a decent objective! Beautifully done! :)

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Post by DQE »

I especially love the lighting and the balance of the background with the fly's colors and shadows.

Exceptional detail in an exceptional photograph, well beyond my ordinary language abilities!
-Phil

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Post by Joaquim F. »

Impressive lighting and color contrast!

Greetings

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Post by dmillard »

At the risk of sounding redundant, beautiful detail and perfect background! :)

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dmillard wrote:At the risk of sounding redundant, beautiful detail and perfect background! :)
+1 :D

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Post by rmicah53 »

I m sure that you will did a nice job, when you will get portrait photography job because you take a nice shot of this insect.

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