Jimmy, Lots of good info given to you. Hans has been here and gave a friend of mine and myself a good lesson on photographing flies.I think he is one of the top fly photographers.I find I can't have a setup like that so here is what I have done on a pinch with a digital camera. Different world than a good film camera. Before you say it can't work, give it a try. Put the fly in the vise or whatever you are going to use to hold it. Put a sheet of white or color paper right behind the fly, actually touching the back of the fly. Find a way to keep it there, I have used a piece of stiff cardboard clamped to vise with the paper sheet in front of it against the fly. If I have good daylight I don't use any flash. Most times I have to use flash. Set the camera on Macro. On my camera, doing this cuts the flash in half. Other cameras you might have to re set the flash for less light as not to wash out the fly. Focus and shoot. If not just right, try again, that is one of the advantages of a digital film camera. You have seen some of my fly photos, this is the way most were taken. Not PERFECT but not bad either. Tony
--- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dumb Question, but my Old Daddy told me, "Son, if > you don't know the > answer, your question ain't dumb!" > > So, here's my question: I have hundreds of flies > that I've received > from fly swaps over the years and I want to display > some of them on my > website, along with the fly name and the tyer's > name. The problem is > that I get SHADOWS on every photo I take of a fly > mounted in my vise. > When I lay them down on a flat surface, no shadow, > but the flies appear > flattened and just don't look as good. > > I know it has to do with the background and > lighting, HELP ! > > JD > > -- > ************************ ><((((((((º> > ******************************* > Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G > Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor > Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, > half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly > rods and classic golf clubs > > Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting > Club", © > > JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Websites > NEW: http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/ > OLD: > http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html > ******************************************************************** > "Being able to read trout streams is just as > valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a > defense is to an NFL Quarterback." > > Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004] > ************************ <º))))))))>< > ****************************** > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
