Hartwick's Duck Turd

Hartwick’s Duck Turd

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Red
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Pheasant tail
Collar - Mallard flank

Duck Turd– Deschutes Angler Fly Shop

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Norm, that sure looks a heck of a lot better than any duck turds I have ever seen.

In addition to your incredible tying skills, your photography is superb. Please share your photography setup with us.

Here is my photo setup

Flytying: New and Old: Fly Photography

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Norm, thank you for this valuable information. I like the idea of the document holder. It looks like the background material is slightly curved.
Pipes

very very slightly curved

doesnt appear curved in photos

I agree with Pipes here on multiple issues. First, that is a really great tie, Norm. Additionally, your setup for capturing the images on your flies is really nice - thank you for sharing the link. I have kicked around the idea of putting some sort of solid background behind my vice while tying to see if it makes a difference on my eyes.

Norm’s document holder has a smaller footprint and nicer looking compared to the wood block I use. I thought it held the paper with a slight curve. Must be my old eyes… A slot was cut in the wood block at an ever so slight angle (5-6 degrees?) to hold a square of cardboard backing and a sheet of card stock paper. This allows a quick color change. I also have a few metal binder clips with small magnets on the top edge of the paper/cardboard. This gives me a place to park wet flies or hooks. Easily removable for photography use. For a general-purpose backdrop, I like the Icy Mint color card stock. Soft on the old eyes and satisfactory for most photography use other than light color flies.

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