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This image was selected by National Geographic to be featured in their Daily Dozen for the 4th week of April 2010. [link]
Found this Drone Hoverfly (Eristalis Tenax) in the front yard working with the bees. Today is the first I’ve seen of this species around here, but hopefully I’ll be able to find a few more.. specifically Eristalinus Taeniops..
This little guy was a quick mover but once he stopped to clean himself I was able to get a few shots. Shot around 3x lifesize.
Lighting: For this shot I handheld my Cobra Macroflash to the right of the fly's face, which resulted in a more evenly lit scene. Distance from lens to subject was roughly 10cm and flash distance was around 15cm from the right.
Pentax K2000
Makinon 2x Teleconverter
Sigma 50mm Macro Lens
Hoya +7 Diopter Stack
Cobra Macro Flash
1/160, f11, ISO 100
Please also visit my: Webste | Flickr | 500px
Found this Drone Hoverfly (Eristalis Tenax) in the front yard working with the bees. Today is the first I’ve seen of this species around here, but hopefully I’ll be able to find a few more.. specifically Eristalinus Taeniops..
This little guy was a quick mover but once he stopped to clean himself I was able to get a few shots. Shot around 3x lifesize.Lighting: For this shot I handheld my Cobra Macroflash to the right of the fly's face, which resulted in a more evenly lit scene. Distance from lens to subject was roughly 10cm and flash distance was around 15cm from the right.
Pentax K2000
Makinon 2x Teleconverter
Sigma 50mm Macro Lens
Hoya +7 Diopter Stack
Cobra Macro Flash
1/160, f11, ISO 100
Please also visit my: Webste | Flickr | 500px
Image size
1824x1216px 329.7 KB
Make
PENTAX
Model
PENTAX K2000
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Mar 30, 2010, 3:55:07 PM
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The mesured DOF is very good, I think the compound eyes disappearing are interesting add depth and tridimensionality to a bidimensional medium as photography, for me the DOF choice this way is better than if it included the entire compound eye.
The plane of focus is possible for this insect (have seen more photos of them from this angle) but looks the more popular aproach of giving a angle and getting more of the superior part of head (possibly with the image of unique eyes, if this species has one) is also a choice to consider in this image. It's your choice as author but I need to point alternatives.
The light is very even, I don't see any dominant light direction and even flash reflection in the eyes, my personal choice would be a image with some shadow in one part, at least for this kind of portrait.
Its very good you included a history and insect aproximation info with the photo, I would be also curious, and suggest for a future image so know your flash and optical setup (more than just what appear in the exif)