Syrphid Fly on a Flower

[Paul Lagasi]

I took this image one day in the Black Forest region of Germany, this Syrphid was working this flower over pretty well...oblivious to me, I was able to get real close with the 105 macro.
I tried many crops of my image, I know I cut off the flower but this was best for me. Iapplied Topaz clean filter and here it is.


p.s. amazing what 36 hours sleep will do to you

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Paul, this is fabulous. Love the detail and the crop is perfect. Nice vibrant colors too!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Paul, this is great! I love the effect on the stamens and esp. the outer wing :S3:

[Maureen Allen]

Really nice, Paul. The colors, filtering effect and border are all beautiful! :S3:

[Dave Mills]

Hi Paul, what makes this for me is the detail in the wings and the body. I could go for a bit more on the left but otherwise well handled...

[denise ippolito]

Paul, I love the filtering and the colors are fantastic. Great looking subjects, maybe a little tight right and left. Nice job, the wings are killer!:S3:

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hey Paul. Really nice work on this. I like the framing. Great colors and background. Agree on the super wing filtering! Nice job.

[Mitch Carucci]

Great colors. Like the crop.

M.