Macro photography is always a huge hit here on Light Stalking. The incredible bug portraiture of Thomas Shahan remains one of the biggest all time articles on the site and our tips on photographing bugs was also pretty popular. Today we wanted to share a collection of what can be done with a macro rig and a common house fly. We think you will agree that the results can be pretty impressive!
42 Amazing Macro Photographs of Flies
About Author
Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
Rob's Gear
Camera: Nikon D810
Lenses: Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
14 Comments
Wow, makes me want to go take photos of flies. It’s kind of a hobby of mine anyway, but some of these are great.
Amazing, makes me want to go buy a macro lens right now
Here’s my one in a million shot of a hoverfly:
I never knew there were so many different kinds of flies!! Magnificent!
Wow. This photos of insects are amazing! Make me look at those used to be yucky flies in a different positive way (:
Very professional and wonderful images. Please also check out Lord V on Flickr – his work will also amaze you!
Simply wonderful pictures! There is beauty and wonder everywhere, even the the face of a fly:)
Beautiful!
These actually make flies look semi-glamorous. Well done!
Amazing! Really, nice pics and I don’t even like flies.
These shots are amazing. I never knew how beautiful those little annoying things are!
I really like Thomas Shahan……
a few days back i tried to click one fly….https://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/190224_198354766849866_100000260333108_680887_5032988_n.jpg
Hey thanks for adding my photo 🙂