I love to swing emergers. By that I mean, I like to swing flymphs (tied on a wet fly hook) and traditional wets subsurface (12"-18" below). I'll cast straight across and finish directly down stream, allowing the fly to emerge below me. I might even put a "Big Jim" lift on it at the end of the swing ...

Dont edit out the vise...it gives your photos a wonderful context.
You might consider shutting the aperture down a bit and and bumping up the light. Doing so will extend your depth of field and allow all of the fly to come in focus.
Although great portrait painters of old had their subjects ...

Bravo! Experimentation...why not...it simply inspires. Hmmmm, where are those trash clippings that I discarded last night?

Fantastic job. I am partial to the third but love the tag on the first. Thanks for inspiring.