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 by johnmc on Wed May 20, 2009 11:35 am
Open to critique... My first thoughts: a little more depth of field would have helped to show more of the fly - but the narrow depth does tend to contradict the real scale of the fly possibly helping to suggest an unnatural enormity. Blacks could be a bit more black (bearing in mind this has only been cropped - no other post processing - so that's a quick fix I guess). This shot was handheld - but with the amount I rejected I can definately see the advantages of using a tripod and remote trigger. Starting to get more comfortable with the gear now  Once again... click for larger image  Cheers John Canon EOS50D, 17-40mm f4 L USM, 24-105mm f4 L IS USM, 50mm f1.4 USM, 28-80mm f3.5-5.6, 70-300mm f4-5.6 & various other bits 
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by surenj on Wed May 20, 2009 6:58 pm
I like it as it is..perhaps minus the little bit of OOF debris on the foreground.
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by colin_12 on Fri May 22, 2009 7:09 am
I think that this would be stronger if the fly was a total silhouette.
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by johnmc on Sat May 23, 2009 12:57 pm
Thanks guys surenj - I've retouched the foreground on this image and you're right makes a big difference colin - might have a play with that - although I think the subtle lighting on the "underside" of the fly (this photo is actually upside-down  ) I think helps to provide some more definition Canon EOS50D, 17-40mm f4 L USM, 24-105mm f4 L IS USM, 50mm f1.4 USM, 28-80mm f3.5-5.6, 70-300mm f4-5.6 & various other bits
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by Killakoala on Sun May 24, 2009 11:29 am
I think it has a strangely voyeuristic feel to it Steve. |D700| D2H | F5 | 70-200VR | 85 1.4 | 50 1.4 | 28-70 | 10.5 | 12-24 | SB800 |Website-> http://www.stevekilburn.comLeeds United for promotion in 2014 - Hurrah!!!
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