It's Alive! (both the forum and the subject)

MikeBinOKlahoma · Post by **MikeBinOKlahoma** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:53 pm

While in Hawaii, I snapped a shot of this fly in the woods at Hosmer Grove (Haleakula National Park) He was a small little guy, this shot was taken at about 2x, and I cropped the shot to about 50% the original size. I have no clue yet of his species, not sure I'll be able to ID him precisely.

I wish I'd have been able to get his legs in focus, but this is tolerable, I think. Sorry about the dark background, but it was very heavily shaded. I'm not sure my batteries would have held up long enough to get the background lit up!

Canon 1Ds and MP-E-65 bellows lens
about 2.5x
1/160th second @ f/11
ISO 160
flash as main light
Handheld, elbows braced on ground

nzmacro · Post by **nzmacro** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:57 am

Nice vertical Mike. I get the dark background mainly with flash but I've also had it in bright daylight as well. Not something that really worries me much.

Good details and sharpness as with all your shots M8t. So thats an Hawaiian fly huh, sound really small Mike.

All the best way up north, bet you want to go back already

Danny.

pwiles1968 · Post by **pwiles1968** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:12 am

Nice shot and I like Black backgrounds personally.

S. Alden · Post by **S. Alden** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:54 am

I like the background too MikeB. The composition is great and so are the details. Nice one.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:56 am

Well we've seen a Hawaiian Spider and a Fly. But what about the parlor

And neither is wearing a lea? Great image there Mike, really sharp.