Two of my favourite subjects are insects and flowers and getting both in one shot was a bonus. I don’t usually like to take photographs at this angle, I prefer straight on shots. However, given the detail and colour in the fly I found the composition interesting. This was taken with my macro lens and flash, a wonderful combination for this kind of photography.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 
February 2, 2017 at 8:36 pm
Every flower needs its insect on top. Two of my favorite subjects to photograph too. Lovely image.
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February 2, 2017 at 8:44 pm
Thank you.
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February 2, 2017 at 7:31 pm
Love this image, Belinda, and the feeling it evokes – warmer days to come!
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February 2, 2017 at 7:40 pm
Thank you Eliza. Not too much longer….
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February 2, 2017 at 10:59 am
Beautiful image, both in terms of the quality of the depiction of the insect, but very much also the overall composition of the image – the insect is on a yellow sponge, with an explosion of white all around. Love the angle the shot is taken from too, and the fact that there is almost nothing to show that this was a flash shot.
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February 2, 2017 at 12:56 pm
Thanks very much. I use a 9″ soft box as well that diffuses the effect of the flash.
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February 2, 2017 at 7:48 am
The composition certainly shows more detail than I´m used to. Well taken!
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February 1, 2017 at 5:26 pm
The details of the fly is stunning, even the veins in the wings stand out.
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February 1, 2017 at 4:05 pm
Beautiful colours and composition, Belinda!
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February 1, 2017 at 4:25 pm
Thank you very much!
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February 1, 2017 at 3:55 pm
Sweet shot indeed! 🙂
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February 1, 2017 at 4:21 pm
Thank you Tom!
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February 1, 2017 at 3:20 pm
Great composition at this angle. I like how you positioned the flower off-center in the frame and that the uneven placement of the petals offsets the symmetry of the fly.
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February 1, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Thanks very much!
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February 1, 2017 at 11:44 am
The shimmery gold of that insect is like an expensive dress fabric.
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February 1, 2017 at 12:16 pm
Lovely description!
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February 1, 2017 at 10:08 am
Beautifully done! You controlled the flash well and held both the whites, and yellows in check!
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February 1, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Thanks very much!
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February 1, 2017 at 8:40 am
The angle works very well. Everything in the foreground is very sharp, and I like the soft out-of-focus background.
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February 1, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Thank you, glad you like it.
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February 1, 2017 at 7:55 am
The yellow behind the wings show up the wing structure nicely. Nice photograph.
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February 1, 2017 at 8:12 am
Thank you.
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February 1, 2017 at 3:10 am
An interesting composition.
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February 1, 2017 at 2:28 am
Amazing…
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February 1, 2017 at 8:06 am
Thank you
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February 1, 2017 at 2:05 am
Wonderful close-up, Belinda. Great colors and detail.
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February 1, 2017 at 8:05 am
Thanks very much!
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February 1, 2017 at 1:57 am
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February 1, 2017 at 8:04 am
Thank you
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