Here's another from the botanic gardens. The light was a bit bright, but I liked the detail on the fly. Anyone have ID for this guy?
7D, EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, tripod
1/640
14.0
ISO 400
C & C welcome & appreciated,
- Brendan
Here's another from the botanic gardens. The light was a bit bright, but I liked the detail on the fly. Anyone have ID for this guy?
7D, EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, tripod
1/640
14.0
ISO 400
C & C welcome & appreciated,
- Brendan
Nice detail and comp.
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This one works as presented. Maybe I would do a tighter crop..but no biggy for me..I like the details in the head and wings...You also managed to maintain nice detail in white flower. Very nice!
I also like the angle and the crop although I think you could also take off a thin strip from the bottom if you so desired. For me, the one thing I'm not loving is the yellows on the daisy - they feel a bit dark and muddy - like they have too much black in them. You might try to selectively lower the blacks and see if that leaves them a bit brighter to match the bright whites they are next to. Very nice DOF here...and a lovely image overall.
Great shot... love the detail, comp... but for me as the image is presented the subject at hand looks very soft... maybe a slight selective sharping would bring out those amazing details... agree on the yellows on the flower... but great great exposure on the fly... but overall a lovely image... WD!![]()
Hey Brendan,
Great observations and suggestions above. The yellow will be an easy tweak and I do think another round of USM on the fly?..... will work. I do think if you are in there.....lighten the body a few points.....mostly because if you lighten the yellows.....the critter may get a bit lost. Just something to keep in mind when tweaking and the suggested tweaks will definitely make this a keeper!
Hi Brendan. This is a type of Flower Fly (Family Syrphidae) - that narrows it down to only 870 N. American species. Most are excellent mimics of bees or wasps (though they are completely harmless). This one might be a Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) - or something similar. I like the comp with the fly turned toward us and the head in the ROT position. Good suggestion by Jules to try pulling some black out of the yellows - I learned something new today.To my eye it appears that the sharpest part of the fly is the rear half - you might try some additional sharpening on the front half to see if it helps. A couple tweaks should put this one over the top!
Great details and colors on the fly, Brendan! Nice work!
Brendan, I agree with the other suggestions, at least in part..maybe tone down the yellow on the flower just a smidge, and sharpen the head of the bee/fly a bit as well. I love the composition..the curve of the flower draws your eye through the image, and the "rays" of the petals draws your eye to the bee/fly. Well done!
Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. Worked on the yellows as Jules suggested, using selective color and color balance, and added some more sharpening.
Much improved on the yellows Brendan!