Lucky moment? Just found a dead fly...
Saturday 27 July 2019, 14:14 by Michelle Peeters | 6,204 views | 4 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
I came across these remarkable photographs by Stephan Brockbernd on Facebook. Using a makeshift setup, he managed to take some remarkable close-up photographs of a dead fly.
I asked him about 'the chef's secret', and it turned out not to be all that complicated or difficult. Below is a photograph of the setup. Stephan used a macro lens (Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD) and mounted his camera on a tripod.
He set the aperture to a small opening, giving him a large depth of field, at f/16 and set the ISO to 100. He focused manually in live view, zooming in on the fly's eyes. He also used a small torch as an extra light source and a remote control to keep everything still. Stephan: Anyone can do it, if you have the equipment for it!.
If you look at the compound eyes, you can see quite a lot of dust. Stephan couldn't be bothered to remove it or retouch it, but the result could therefore be much better still!
About the author
Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.
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4 comments
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Jacqueline wrote on Sunday 28 July 2019 at 06:39 | replyCould you elaborate on that thing about the pin?
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Thanks!
Jacqueline -
Michelle Peeters wrote on Sunday 28 July 2019 at 13:24
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@Jacqueline: stick a thin pin through the insect (which you can possibly photoshop out later), so you can drape or position it better.
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Luc Vancamp wrote on Tuesday 30 July 2019 at 11:48 | replyOh, a dead fly may have dust on its eyes. Moreover, in my opinion, the intention was not to create a beautiful composition, but rather to show how to set up the shot for a sharp photo (and lots of depth of field).
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benny wrote on Tuesday 30 July 2019 at 17:28 | replyapply focus stacking there as well and then you have something quite different.
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