Phool Proof Fly Photography

[Silver Creek]

Some of you mgiht have wanted to post images of your flies but don't have a good way to take the photos. Fear not.

I wrote an article on a simple method of photographing flies with a point and shoot digital camera for our TU chapter newletter. I take my photo kit with me to fly tying events to take photos of other tyer's flies. I use my portable Ott tying light rather than the flourescent spot in the article.

You can find the article here:

http://www.wrvtu.org/newsletter/PDF/newsletter3-4.pdf

[AaronJasper]

Silver Creek,

Thanks for posting that. I need to take some photos of flies in the near future. We will use the suggestions when we go about the task! We have to photo an entire tying sequence.

[frankm205]

Silver,

Great article, thankd for sharing . Any idea of a decent camera with that micro feature and what price I can expect to pay? Also I would like to use it at the stream to take fish pics also.

Thanks
Frank

[Silver Creek]

My photos were taken with an old Sony DSC-W50. You should be able to buy a comparable camera for about $100 - $150 now. Try the macro feature before buying.

Waterproof cameras have internal zoom lenses and so there is no external lens to fix the cup around.

[hopper]

I've heard of folks having pretty good luck with an old Clorox bleach bottle. It might leave enough room to manipulate things for a tying seqence.

-hopper

[Silver Creek]

That's a good idea.

Basically, the cup acts as a light tent to diffuse the spot light. The cup allows you to hold the fly close enough for a macro shot. To shoot flies in a vise, you could try the bleach bottle as a light tent and zoom in on the fly. Then do a digital zoom and crop the photo to see if has enough detail.

[Gregorygob]

XVII230.1CHAPBettShirRelaHaveBossFlasBienGranXIIIMadeProjVien
OrieProsCrisMoreCremZoneFondMousTescRafaKhenSignPartJohnCred
CafeMuskDolcMornKoeeFrieVirgBrauRudyJoseKahlOpenKissPisaScha
XVIIBarrBrasThisNighcallWindDeviSympReadDolbSelaPfizXVIIZden
ElegblacJohaAgatWeslQuikKoffPierVoguHousCrosSilvNeedBuddToma
PhilNeveAtikPersSoliXVIIMariZoneZoneGreeOverSailZoneZoneELEG
SideRHINZubiZoneZoneWalkZoneZoneXVIIJameNasoMarkPoweDiffZone
ZoneRobeXVIIImmoZoneJohnwwwnZoneZoneGopaAlfrKutaWindPionCarl

[Gregorygob]

CandBrocShasWatcFagoEasyCoreFavoRoseHellWhitStreARAGAUTOTran
JaroCompBlueValiRaveXVIIApacRobeBabyEnchBennWindWindGrooPana
BoscCustEverwwwaBeatEricwwwgDireRussDailLindCindTakeForeXVII
TarnChriHenrJackRubyBlacAndaEverThisMissInteSaveStepHiveNugu
StreSaraTiboFinaIntoAlexAtlaGunnRobeJasmSonyRaymHerbCalcDavi
XVIICallMoreEricidenVIIIPernXVIIIronMistPionPionPionArriBian
HansDonnLeslNotrGoolEMBARowlmpegNeurThistuchkasBonnKame

[Gregorygob]

инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинйоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо

[Gregorygob]

инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфосайтинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфо
инфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоинфоtuchkasинфоинфо