Jimmy. Another thing I have done is use a LED Flashlight to light up the back of the fly through a sheet of white paper This gives some defused light to the back of the fly and eliminates the shadow. It is something you have to play with. This is a "quick and dirty" way of doing it in a pinch.
--- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > --- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -- > ************************ ><((((((((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
