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Vida van der Walt
03-24-2010, 12:54 AM
...and cross your t's.:) I was fortunate to get a shot of this Drone Fly as seen through the gap in two petals of a daisy type flower. I haven't had much time to shoot lately and this is one of my older shots.
5D Mark11; MP E 65mm; MT 24EX
apert f13; ss 1/200; iso 200
To get rid of a small piece of dark bg in the LLC I extended the petal slightly and also removed a piece of green from the RLC. I also desaturated the yellows.

Charles Wesley
03-24-2010, 05:11 AM
Vida,

Really great eye on this photo. Great use of DOF. Like the yellow flower pedals. They help make the photo.
Thanks for sharing...
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Charlie Wesley
St Augustine Beach, Fl

Ken Childs
03-24-2010, 07:34 AM
Vida, this is another amazing shot! I don't know how you do it.

The clarity is astounding and I agree with Charlie that the yellow really sets off the fly.

Christopher Miller
03-24-2010, 08:17 AM
Lovely image, Vida! Love the yellow BG and excellent details in the fly. I don't think I've ever seen a fly with polka-dotted eyes before. :)

Mike Moats
03-24-2010, 12:04 PM
Hey Vida, another excellent comp. Great details and love the colors. Well done.

Julie Kenward
03-24-2010, 04:02 PM
That title is PURE perfection! Another perfect image and the eye...wow! The pose and the angle here are so sweet and you did a bang up job on those yellows - they look creamy and perfectly saturated.

Roman Kurywczak
03-24-2010, 05:22 PM
Hi Vida,
Now this is what I'm nore used too!!! Great depth of field!!!! Wouldn't change a thing!
I still have to figure out how to do that soft focus thing!

Anita Bower
03-25-2010, 08:26 AM
don't know if i find this bug handsome or weird. lovely patterns. i agree that the yellows look great. :)

Vida van der Walt
03-25-2010, 11:58 AM
Charlie, Ken, Christopher, Mike, Marco, Jules, Roman and Anita, thank you all for looking and for the great feedback.:)

Jerry van Dijk
03-26-2010, 04:25 PM
:D Ha ha, your title makes me laugh every time I view this image, which is a lot because I really like it! Awesome detail and DOF at this magnification. Very well composed, as always.
You really wonder how these creatures actually see something with those eyes....

Charissa
03-27-2010, 12:57 PM
This was a great shot the first time i saw it, and still is.. Everything has been said, now i can sit back and enjoy the sight.

Stu Bowie
03-29-2010, 12:52 AM
Hi Vida, incredible detail, and just love the pastel yellow in this. Very well captured.

Vida van der Walt
04-01-2010, 02:59 AM
Hi Jerry, Charissa and Stu. Thank you for the great feedback. Always appreciated.:)