Fly on a pansy

[deetheturk]

Came across this female fly checking out the wife's pansies yesterday. C&C welcome!

Cheers David

[Wavelength]

Excellent composition.... I really like it. What is the blue thing upon which the wasp is sitting???

Regards

[Downrigger]

Beautiful focus with a depth of field that seems just right to me. Nice image.

[deetheturk]

Cheers Nandakumar,thanks for your comments bud,

The wasp is a fly and the blue thingy is a pansy,type of flower mate,not my department

Thanks David

[deetheturk]

Thanks Mark,appreciated bud

Cheers David

[bnnrcn]

As far as I know pansy is a kind of violet...Very beautiful photo I think lilac coloured thing is the leaf of the pansy ,but I will ask the same question as Nandakumar's... what is that crumpled blue thing the fly is sitting on?

[Shadowman]

Nice.

[DigitalScape]

Very nice image, David. Good lighting/exposure, focus is spot on, and good control of the DOF.

John
www.DigitalScapePhotography.com

[deetheturk]

Hi Binnur,thanks for commenting,the blue crumpled thing is part of the pansy(flower).

Cheers David

[deetheturk]

Cheers John

[Stagecoach]

That's close David, is this lens new to you?

These flys fascinate me, they are perfect subjects

Grahme

[deetheturk]

Hi John,

Thank you for you comments,much appreciated!

Cheers David

[deetheturk]

Hi Grahame,

The answer is yes and no,iv'e had the lens(MPE-65mm) for age's but never really used it until now!

It is a super lens if you can master it,but it is very hard to use i.m.o. anyway,but the results are good when you do

I agree about the fly's,every time i capture one its different from the last

Cheers David

[bnnrcn]

Hi David,I don't know very much about macro photography.IMO it is a very different and difficult aspect of photography and I'm sure macro shooters always look for insects around with their heads down So,may I ask if this fly is only one shot or did you take more than one shot with different focus points and combine them in PP to get such a clear image.I know only a little about macro photography by reading and asking some people about it. I know that shooters combine photos in PP for macro but I don't know if this is necessary in every condition.

[deetheturk]

Hi Binnur,

Yes it is quite difficult a technique but it is all the more rewarding when it works

This is just one shot,what you are talking about is focus stacking,another thing for me to try one day

Cheers David