Old Master

[DNicolson]

This is another fly that uses a herl rib.

I have added a collection of larger images to my web-site,
this is a result of my trolling through my image CDs and deciding that I wanted to see them on-line a bit clearer than
I could on my site articles, (eye problem).
Luckily I had saved quite a few larger JPEG and TIFF images.
I have had them on the site for quite a while, but I have just
added them to the Menu - under Display.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Carl,

We may have met at Albany, but, to be honest, I meet a lot of people at that show. VEE and I will be tying there both days again this spring, be sure to stop by and say Hi, I'll try to do the same.

REE

[Stendalen]

Inspiring indeed!

[wayneb]

Hi Old Hat;

I realllly like these, especially numbers 1 & 3 with the herl bodies.

Is ash silk grey? Also, can you share your camera setup, ie. lens and camera? I really like how the fly is the only thing in focus and the background is blurred.

Wayneb

[daringduffer]

This is another fly that uses a herl rib.

I have added a collection of larger images to my web-site,
this is a result of my trolling through my image CDs and deciding that I wanted to see them on-line a bit clearer than
I could on my site articles, (eye problem).
Luckily I had saved quite a few larger JPEG and TIFF images.
I have had them on the site for quite a while, but I have just
added them to the Menu - under Display.

Donald,

Your Greenwell Spider Variant with a plover hackle has it all. Just wonderful. So good to see a larger picture of it. Please post it here too, as it is tied by an old master.

dd

[Old Hat]

Wayneb, The recipe in newer books usually lists the body material as "ash or grey" however the older listings just say "ash". So I suppose there is some interpretation there. Others with more knowledge of this color may be able to better answer the question. My idea of ash is a grey with a little brown hue to it. How I approached it was to use Pearsall's grey thread and waxed it well with a wax that had a brown coloration. This gave me what I was after and I feel matched the ribbing herl well.

No fancy camera set up here. I use a old point and shoot Panasonic Lumix DMZ-TZ1. I set the fly about 18"-24" from the background (in this case the backgrounds were just a little arborvitae tree and an old oak bourbon barrel now used as a planter). I played with the positioning of the fly until I liked the shadows and the light, put the camera on macro setting and took some shots. I used a small tripod and the 2 second photo delay feature. The further away the fly is from the background the more smoothed or out of focus the background will become.

Carl

[DNicolson]

It's funny, I don't think I have posted this one
any where before. I did tie it a good while ago and it was just lying
about on a Image CD.

[Stendalen]

Lovely body! Have to try that out. Bought some hen-hackle from Flytying boutique yesterday, furnace/Grenwell. Looking forward to get that.

[daringduffer]

Hi Old Hat;

I realllly like these, especially numbers 1 & 3 with the herl bodies.

Is ash silk grey? Also, can you share your camera setup, ie. lens and camera? I really like how the fly is the only thing in focus and the background is blurred.

Wayneb

Wayneb,

I have a couple of Pearsall Gossamer in gray as well as in in ash where the ash is a gray/beige colour. These are wooden spools and I don't know if the colour is available today. It is a lovely colour so it probably isn't.

dd

[daringduffer]

Thank you, Donald.

dd