[guerito]

Sorry, Wulinka, I didn't intend to steal your idea. I've just got a studio flash and I had to explore the possibilities. The corpse had been lying under my monitor since summer.



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[shuttertalk]

Eeew... nice detail on the wings!

What setup were you using? Lens?

[Petographer]

The deatil is amazing but Geeeez I hate bugs! :o

[Kerridwyn]

Im interested to know what Camera, Lens and settings you used

[Toad]

Geez. Nice corpse shot! I also would like to know the technicals.

[guerito]

Thanks guys!

This was taken with the Nikon D70, the Tokina AT-X Macro 1:2.5 and a 52.5 extension tube. Shutterspeed: 1/60s. Aperture: f22 (or f32 - I don't get exif data with this gear). ISO: 200.

Setup: Dead fly on white sheet of paper.

Lighting: Walimex Studioset CY-300 full throttle with a diffuser from the left, some other noname flash from the right and the builtin camera flash (triggering the slaves).

Photoshop: Cropped, increased brightness/contrast to lose the paper texture, with a mask on the wings. Cloned out some sensor dust spots and a few indications of shadow that were still left. Smart sharpened.