Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh Sensor dust and it's an Open challenge. I've had my 10D for a year and haven't cleaned the sensor yet. I really have to look it up.
Ah well, I had fun shooting this. Had caught a little bee in a jar yesterday and it had died. Found this fly that was pretty sluggish ... wouldn't fly away. It just kinda stood around. I figured it would make an interesting set up. The fly kept playing with the dead bee so it was easy enough to shoot.
I set up my Canon 420EX to the left flat on it's side with an Omnibounce and the Canon 550EX to the right flat on its side. Fired both flashes with a wireless trasmitter (Canon ST-E2).
Almost a full frame ... made a 8x10 ratio crop out of the 4x6 ratio frame.
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Fascinating capture! I love the detail, all the hais and translucence of the wings. The dirt and dust is a little distracting but not enough to lower the score (could easily be fixed w/clone but not under open challenge rules)
Superb macro shot - loads of detail. Exposue right on. The only minor point is the few pieces of dirt/hair on the background area - but that's very minor. Great submission.
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