Thanks Tony. I have a Canon digital camera with Macro, that does
fantastic job with photos. However, I missed one vitally important step
that you covered. I haven't been getting the background close enough to
the fly, so I don't get a flash bounce, but I do get the shadows. I can
set my flash a little lower too. The backdrop I use is a non-glare
white polyethylene drip tray that Jody uses when she's dividing up
hamburger meat, porkchops, etc. I just flip it over to the other side
where there are no scratches from knife blades. I'm going to try
putting the backdrop directly behind the fly and experiment a little
Thanks for your help.
JIMMY
Anthony Spezio wrote:
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
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