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Published: 2004-08-07 12:09:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 2705; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 809
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same as face the killer but higher magnification and merged from 2 shots with slightly different focus to gain depth of fieldRelated content
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Your awesome picture was featured in my Journal
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I think they used the robberfly as a model in Jeff Goldbloom's horror movie, THE FLY. Love this!
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omg! i love all the colourssss! its amazing!
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I'm amazed, but I also feel slightly ill. Heeelp meeee!
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wow !! my first words were 'how the hell' that is so amazingly close and crisp and clear
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wow, that's just amazing how sharp you can make it from so close. anyways, just curious, are these bugs dead when you pic em since the light envriroment and that kinda stuff just seems impossible if they would be alive.
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my models are always alive...
in this case, the environment is a windowsill
the thing didn't find the way out by itself, but i took it outside after the shoot
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This is a brilliant shot! Wow - it looks like an alien.
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Jesus christ what magnification are you using?!?!?!
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OMG, this is so ugly!! Brrr.. the insect I mean.. It's beautiful and ugly in the same time. 
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This is one of the most amazing photographs I have ever seen.
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argh das ist so krass...
hm hΓ€tte gerne einmal deine ausrΓΌsting ausgeliehen
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Very nice shot. These guys make me think of the move The Fly (remake)...
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Goddamn, this was one of the most awesome macros I've seen in a long time.
I am really impressed with your homemade macro-setup. I just recently heard about reversing the lens for closer macros, and it sounds very cool. Maby I don't need to invest in a Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro to get sweet macros then?
Smart move to use two photos to increase depth of focus, that's using the old noodle
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*puts her jaw back in place after it has just dropped to the floor*
Wow, this is one of the best macros I've ever seen. Technically perfect...and nice subject. Clever idea to put them together like that to increase depth of field. Still it is amazing that it works. Even if you're using a tripod, it must be tricky to get two shots that fit perfectly.
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thanks, i'm quite happy with this too
i don't use a tripod, since i don't have a macro rail, but i was resting the front of the lens on the windowsill to avoid shake, and it's quite easy to move the plane of focus this way
i just wish i'd managed a 3rd shot for the middle of the eye...
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yeah, it's a bit soft in the middle of the eye, but I'd not worry about that. You're such a perfectionist!
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very very nice shot
the eye and the details are perfect
it is amazing the details lol
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HOLY CRAP
You don't realize they are that hairy /furry...i almost want to pet it.
Assuming it's alive..how did you get 2 shots off before it moved ? AnD on ...white background? ...i'm so
Nice job hero.....
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sometimes i pee when i laugh
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it is alive, but it was trapped behind a window and therefore was tired and slow
the white background is the windowsill
i got 2 (and more) shots, because the shot itself doesn't frighten an insect, so they mostly move when you advance, but once they have tolerated the presence of the lens, they are not budged by a soft click
sometimes they shrink back from the flash a bit, but they don't seem to regard it as a major threat
no, i don't have a stock account, why should i?
most manips here on DA are crap anyway...
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Thanx for the explanation....
*no, i don't have a stock account, why should i?
most manips here on DA are crap anyway... *
Thought for the day : ... Well, how are they expected to get better without clever stock ?
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The whole world looks like a nail when all you have is a hammer
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"how are they expected to get better without clever stock?"
thought for eternity: you don't need clever stock for good ideas and skillful technique...
(and people who do, should better bury themselves instead of hopelessly attempting to produce ART)
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That's a really weirdly cool insect and the amount of details is just amazing!
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thanks, you got nice macros as well
especially the eye :nod.
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