Grotesque Fun with Macro ...

[Ken Phillips]

Fun with a digital camera (Canon D30), decent lens (50mm f/1.4), a set of extension tubes, a tripod, and a dead fly ...

 

[Bill C]

Ken

Really remarkable .... such detail, and you are right - it is a bit grotesque! You obviously have the macro technique down to a science!
Thanks,
Bill

 

[Ken Phillips]

Thanks ... I have dozens of failures for each interesting image!
Ken

Ken
Really remarkable .... such detail, and you are right - it is a bit
grotesque! You obviously have the macro technique down to a
science!
Thanks,
Bill

 

[morris]

Oh my! That is one scary creature!

Morris

Fun with a digital camera (Canon D30), decent lens (50mm f/1.4), a
set of extension tubes, a tripod, and a dead fly ...

 

[Ken Phillips]

Fun with a digital camera (Canon D30), decent lens (50mm f/1.4), a
set of extension tubes, a tripod, and a dead fly ...

 

[Frank Mueller]

Ken, that's a great shot. Just look at the detail in the eye. Amazing!

Fun with a digital camera (Canon D30), decent lens (50mm f/1.4), a
set of extension tubes, a tripod, and a dead fly ...

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Frank Mueller

 

[Calvin45768]

Amazing! The closest macro I've ever seen with digital. May I ask which extension tube you're using?

 

[Ken Phillips]

I used a full set of Kenko tubes ... 12mm, 20mm, and 36mm, for a total of 68mm! -KP

Amazing! The closest macro I've ever seen with digital. May I ask
which extension tube you're using?

 

[Klaus Wiese]

Hi Ken,

great macro. I hope you didn't kill the fly for this shot ;-)

Klaus
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http://www.pbase.com/kdw
Canon EOS D60
Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF 24-85mm 1.3.5-4.5 USM

 

[stana]

Hi Ken,

If they gave an award for gross I would vote for this image. Yech.
Nice work though.

Stan Abraham

 

[Jeffrey Behr]

Fun with a digital camera (Canon D30), decent lens (50mm f/1.4), a
set of extension tubes, a tripod, and a dead fly ...

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I love my D60!
http://community.webshots.com/user/jeffreybehr

 

[Ken Phillips]

Jeffrey ... what screen resolution do you have? I figured most everyone would have 1280 or more horizontal. To preserve detail this is a 1:1 crop of the head, total size 640 x 480:

 

[Ken Phillips]

Klaus,
No, I wouldn't hurt a fly! Previously deceased ... for about a week!
Ken

Hi Ken,

great macro. I hope you didn't kill the fly for this shot ;-)

Klaus
--
http://www.pbase.com/kdw
Canon EOS D60
Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF 24-85mm 1.3.5-4.5 USM