this is what happens when the focus stack goes bad :-)
All shots hand-held in natural light. Subject: Dolichopodidae. Equipment: 40D + 100L IS. Stacking Software: Helicon Focus. Fortunately, this particular series could easily be rescued:
and yeah the long legs go crazy when flash is used and somehow are fast enough to leap away before the image even has time to record once the flash triggers (which is pretty insane) even shutter noise can make them leap but flash really makes it almost impossible
Thanks for commenting Denis, Skibum and Brian Yes, the hit rate goes way down when using E-TTL flash on these. Skitty species, but still you might find individuals that appear less skitty. Then it is time to bring out the MP-E
