Reply With QuoteYep, another great batch of flies guys. Can't wait to get out tomorrow and test drive a few!
great ties guys, also got mine, love your prawn pattern BC, gonna fish that one long and hard, but everybody's pattern will get a few swings, dw
"the steelhead i fish for can have any colour fly they want... as long as it's black" - Trey Combs
Yep, another great batch of flies guys. Can't wait to get out tomorrow and test drive a few!
"Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish." ~ Roderick Haig-Brown
I just ran them all through some steam for about a minute or so each, to get them ready for the camera. They look even better!
"It's a curious fact that estimated lengths and weights tend to make a fish larger than it really is!" Mike Maxwell, 'The Gilly'
Here they are. I've uploaded them into the Winter Steelhead Swap. Some of the photos don't do the flies justice, marabou is a bitch to take photos of
I hope I have everyones name right on their flies. I think I did.
"It's a curious fact that estimated lengths and weights tend to make a fish larger than it really is!" Mike Maxwell, 'The Gilly'
Great job on the pics! What did you use for the background? I definatly need help in the picture taking. Gotta take pics of the cutty swap flies soon
Using a tripod helps, as does using the delay setting for your camera. Mine has a 2sec and a 12sec delay - I use the 12sec delay to eliminate any camera movement. I also do not use flash, instead I use at least two lamps. Finally, as for back grounds, nearly anything works well - a book cover, a white peice of paper, cloth, leather, a board... Lots of online resources regarding taking pictures of still-life, ie. flies.
"Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish." ~ Roderick Haig-Brown
Thanks guys,
Here is a link to a great site that helped me a lot.
http://flyartstudio.com/wordpress/?p=56
I have 3 different peices of construction paper that I picked up from the Dollar Store, blue, black, and white. I have a light in a rice paper lantern hanging above the fly / back ground. I have another light pointed directly at the background, and one that is focussed on the fly itself. I set the camera up on a tripod, set it to macro, adjust the white ballance and ISO to the settings I find best, and use the timer. Next time on the maranou flies I'll have to try the longer timer. I was using the 2 second timer for these flies. I have a feeling though that I may need to play around a bit more. Even the slightest movement in the room seems to send the marabou moving, which causes problems.
I'm trying to play around with my wifes Nikon D5000, but that seems to require a lot more skill then I have patience for right now. The camera that I shot these is just a little 12 MP Samsung point and shoot. I found that if I pulled the zoom all the way back, then moved the camera as close to the fly as I could to fill the frame, I was able to get a bette focus.
Hope that helps Coast, that article should at the very least.
"It's a curious fact that estimated lengths and weights tend to make a fish larger than it really is!" Mike Maxwell, 'The Gilly'
Got mine today, great ties everyone, can't wait to give them a try. Thanks for hosting BeadHead
Why do I spend more time tying flies than catching fish?
So.... I'm stuck in Florida (okay, not quite stuck, it is nice and warm here) and not able to go Steelheading this winter... so I have to know. Did anyone get into any fish with these patterns? I hope my egg-sucking Leech variation found the mouth of at least one chromer!
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