BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY

STOPS ALONG THE WAY

TOP DOWN

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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.

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  1. Garden Walk Garden Talk
    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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  2. Eliza Waters
    February 2, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    Love this image, Belinda, and the feeling it evokes – warmer days to come!

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  3. Adrian Lewis
    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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  4. shamimsobhani
    February 2, 2017 at 7:48 am

    The composition certainly shows more detail than I´m used to. Well taken!

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  5. Brian Skeys
    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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  6. Pete Hillman
    February 1, 2017 at 4:05 pm

    Beautiful colours and composition, Belinda!

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  8. Ellen Jennings
    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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  9. wordsfromanneli
    February 1, 2017 at 11:44 am

    The shimmery gold of that insect is like an expensive dress fabric.

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  10. circadianreflections
    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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  11. Trail Walker
    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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  12. George McNeill
    February 1, 2017 at 7:55 am

    The yellow behind the wings show up the wing structure nicely. Nice photograph.

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  13. Anne
    February 1, 2017 at 3:10 am

    An interesting composition.

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  15. Jane Lurie
    February 1, 2017 at 2:05 am

    Wonderful close-up, Belinda. Great colors and detail.

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