Mayfly spinners in flight

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  • Jun 10, 2011 at 3:10 am #8574
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Is it possible to take sharp photo shots of spinners in flight?

    I saw a heck of a spinnerfall this evening on the way to the lake.  All I could get to at the time was my Powershot ELPH 300 HS. With the hordes of brown drakes in the air while still plenty of daylight it made me wonder if you could get a good shot of them freezing the flies in flight.

    We stopped by my favorite river just to see what was happening before going on to the lake. Brown Drakes were every where, both spinners and duns. Trout and chubs were busy stuffing themselves. I took a few photos with my PowerShot camera. No real editing software on my laptop, but I think they turned out pretty cool using the Phowershot ELPH point and click.

    and a few Stenacrons (the old Stenonema) flying around too..

    I added a Youtube video of the Brown Drake spinnerfall.. http://youtu.be/0TrBI61pBmg

    Jun 10, 2011 at 11:33 pm #72475
    Avatar photoJohn Bennett
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    Its tough, especially if you don’t want to crop the image. Focus speed dof.

    My advice get creative. Have a friend let one sit on his hand. Pre focus and on the count of 3 have him/her blow it off

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