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Challenge: Shallow DOF V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: Falls Church, VA, USA
Date: Jul 24, 2010
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125s
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2010

This is my first bug macro. I have had this Tamron 90mm macro lens for more than 2 years now and today is when I realized the full potential of this lens. Great for bug shots.

This fly was alive when I shot this. I saw this fly this in the shrubs in our apartment garden. This guy was still for a long time. The temperature was around 100F here and I was all drenched in sweat after two hours, shooting just 4 bugs. I did not carry my tripod also. So, it was really difficult to get the focus right. I used my Nikon SB800 with a small diffuser for lighting.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 231
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Avg (commenters): 6.4000
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Views since voting: 1939
Views during voting: 270
Votes: 138
Comments: 6
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08/04/2010 04:52:13 PM
Greeting, from the critique club!

This shot, in my opinion, is near-perfect. There is nothing computationally of technically that could have been done any better, unless you got a little closer to the fly. At this distance, and using the 90mm, you did pretty well. Maybe it's just me, but would have like to have seen just a bit more of the fly in focus. Even though it's shallow DOF, I think you might have gotten a higher score if you used something like f/15 and got the feet, head and just a bit of the wings in focus. That would have kept me looking at the shot a bit longer.

It's hard to critique such a fantastic capture like this one. So, you get the gold!

- Jackson

(btw, clever title)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2010 07:47:20 PM
Great shot! There's so much detail and the colors are excellent
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07/28/2010 01:46:21 PM
bzzzzzzz nice clarity on the eyes!
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07/26/2010 06:03:30 PM
Those eyes are mesmerizing. I like the use of tilt here. It gives the shot a bit of intrigue.
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07/26/2010 11:11:04 AM
I'd say there is too little depth of field in this shot. Because they are too small in the frame I don't find the fly's eyes that interesting to be the only point emphasized by focus. 5
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07/26/2010 09:46:05 AM
Impressive detail on those eyes.
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