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Spider wort visitor

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 16, 2013160 views5 comments

Not sure if this critter is a bee or fly, but as I was trying to get water drop photos, it dropped in and became my new subject! I have included a larger image, but I am not sure what caused the somewhat odd light/contrast that is very apparent around the front of the insect. Is it a type of halo from sharpening? over sharping?

Canon T3i
1/160 @ F-7.1 ISO 400
Canon EF-100 macro USM
tripod

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5 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 16, 2013 at 10:09 PM

Nice detail, love the colours !

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 16, 2013 at 11:14 PM

It is a fly, John. A Hoverfly to be more precise. This is a very nice capture of it. I really like it with the spiderwort bg.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 20, 2013 at 4:53 PM

Very nice capture of this hoverfly. Perfect details and colours.

D&L

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 21, 2013 at 9:48 AM

This looks good, John. The details are great and the fly, anthers, and water drops are well positioned. Without knowing what you did for sharpening, it's hard to tell if the brightness around the fly's eyes (and body) is natural or a processing artifact, but I'd say there's a decent chance that it's real.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 24, 2013 at 1:42 PM

Very nicely done, John. I tried something tile that yesterday with an Alberta Wildrose as a BG, but I never got anything even coming close to this. Very sharp. When looking at it closely, I think that the "halo" is part of the fly and does not appear to be an artifact.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments