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Tilt Shift Bellows needed

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One of these days I hope to buy the Novoflex tilt shift bellows, which will hopefully allow me to take shots like this and keep all of the flies in focus...

 

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Graham, I don't know how you manage to sleep at night. I can feel vermin crawling up my back just from looking at that picture. I think your future in Hollywood is assured. (And you won't even have to move)

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Cool flies, cool photo. Have you ever considered getting one of those LensBabies? They might allow you to shift depth of focus enough to get everything in that shot tack-sharp.

 

John

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Thanks guys, I left the flies on the fish tail last night and will try to take a better photo today, before cutting off the hook eyes and points. I had to tye 16 of these for Universal Studios, tyed a few extras, and I'll keep the scrappiest ones, with hooks intact.

 

I shot the photo above at f/22 using a 60mm macro lens, and I'm surprised the dof is so shallow. I would have kept shooting but I had to help my son with homework. I also want to try using a polarizing filter to reduce glare on the wings. I really want to try and take a few cool shots before cutting the hooks. I have a day or so to keep trying before this order is due.

 

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I think outdoor lighting would help, but the flies easily slide on the fish mount, and risking dropping flies into my lawn is not an option...

 

Graham

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Fantastic work Graham.

Have you considered magnets to protect against "losing" any while trying to take images?

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Thanks for all of the kind remarks, really helps build my confidence, because I have to deliver these today to Universal Studios. I still haven't made an image that I love, here's a shot from this morning, with the hooks cut off...

 

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