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Fish Bait
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Uploaded: 08/31/04 1:08 AM GMT
Fish Bait
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In keeping with the last few days of soft focus I'm presenting this image. I photographed this little May Fly with a 200mm f-4 Canon Macro lens. In order to get the soft focus here (I'm going to share one of my secrets here) I used a flat black women’s’ knee high nylon stocking stretched across the front of the lens. All held in place with a rubber band. The larger the aperture the more pronounced the effect. This image was shot at f-5.6. That was done in order to maintain the out-of-focus background. That isolates the subject, making it stand out, especially if the background is pretty much the same color and contrast.
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::CanoeGuru
08/31/04 1:22 AM GMT
This is astonishing! Your talent is certainly undeniable. Thanks for sharing your little secret with us :D
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"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night" - Edgar Allan Poe
Wow... that's all I gotta say, 10/10, and fav's!
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"We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall." -- NLT Proverbs 16:33
very neat image, it doesnt look like too much from the thumbnail, but the full size gives a really neat effect. very nice blured background, and the detail is still remarkable on the bug. the only thing i find odd is the little "halo" around the bug. i trust it's from the stocking somehow, but it reminds me of a shoddy cut-out and blurr job in photoshop :P i guess my experience with PS has made me not appreciate these little odities as much, but an amazing image nonetheless
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"To err is human, to blame it on someone else is even more human"
:-O .... :-O .... :-O excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor....this I think is the best image I've seen from you...and that's not saying much - because they are all great...
the description of how you achieved this just blew me away. thank you for the lesson...must try this...
the description of how you achieved this just blew me away. thank you for the lesson...must try this...
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very nice, officially beats my artificial filters
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The easiest way to miss a shot is to not venture far enough to find it.
Arguably one of the best macro shots posted
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we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars
The effect on the wings is amazing, gives it a magical feel. And now onto other matters......so we know you keep womens stockings in your camera bag...Hmmm, what other garments are stashed in there Michael (just kidding). Beautiful image. Well done. Cheers Al.
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"I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I'll do it again."
Matt Groening
Is it a nylon of a black women or a black nylon of a woman? Sorry, but my english is so bad... ;-)
Hehe! Agree with Tracy: one of your best images on caedes.net. 10 + fav and... thank for sharing your method :-)
Hehe! Agree with Tracy: one of your best images on caedes.net. 10 + fav and... thank for sharing your method :-)
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"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" (I. Asimov)
I don't how I missed this Michael, but I sure am glad I found it!!! This is a "must see full size" image! I am impressed as all get-out over the simplicity of the 'filter' you used to achieve this astonishing effect. Quite a dramatic photo. Straight into my fav's on my HD & a 10+ ...thank you :))
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Always, Mimi
Dang Michael! That's a neat trick! I will have to start carrying womens stockings with me wherever I go. Wonder what the guys at the airport are going to say about that?
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ж Regmar ж
I love this photo -- its color and its etheral quality. The light and the colors attract me.
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I love the composition here Mike. The sharpness with the glow is real eye catching. I also appreciate the technical tips, It’s not possible to have to many of them :-)
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There are three colours, Ten digits and seven notes, its what we do with them that’s important.
Ruth Ross