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LordV
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:06
... flower refraction :)

Noticed this lovely female soldierfly (Chloromyia formosa) down in the grass when I was doing some dewdrop refractions- couldn't resist the opportunity.

brian V.

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1231/768116904_fd1bde61d6.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1231/768116904_23f7d845be_o.jpg)
alliec
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:13
That is just stunning..was this with the MPE-65?

Alliec.
SHULTSIE!!!
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:15
How? Awesome, but how?
LordV
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:16
That is just stunning..was this with the MPE-65?

Alliec.
Thanks- yes I was using the MPE-65 but the pic is focus stacked from 5 shots.

Brian V.
Leorooster
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:16
That is just an amazing shot! Just wonder how you did it :)
jcw122
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:26
What do you mean by focus stacked? What's that?
Attic
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:27
Absolutely stunning Brian, you leave us in awe sometimes ;-)
skylab
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:28
Super shot Brian. Good eye for the unexpected.
Action_Man
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 14:34
Very nice capture - lovely refraction :) ...
LordV
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:12
How? Awesome, but how?

Same technique used in this tutorial http://www.flickr.com/groups/macroviewers/discuss/72157594313729574/ but the dewdrop was on the back of the fly.

Brian V.
LordV
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:14
That is just an amazing shot! Just wonder how you did it :)

Thanks Adrian - exactly the same way as my normal flower refraction shots (tutorial here http://www.flickr.com/groups/macroviewers/discuss/72157594313729574/ ) but the dewdrop happened to be on the fly.

Brian V.
LordV
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:16
What do you mean by focus stacked? What's that?
See http://www.wonderfulphotos.com/articles/macro/focus_stacking/ for a tutorial on focus stacking- it's a way of increasing the DOF in pictures by combining a series of shots taken at different focus depths of the same subject.
Brian v.
LordV
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:17
Thanks for the kind comments Alby, Brian and Gordon.- It's suprising how many times you do spot bugs down in the grass when you are looking for some nice dewdrops :)
brian V.
devil350
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:19
Simply perfect.
You where there at the right moment and you catch it perfectly.

Congrats LordV.

Ciao,
Laurent.
Jim G
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:23
Very nice - you'd think the creature would have been inconvenienced by that and tried to shake it off.

Or maybe it liked the aesthetic.. ;)
SHULTSIE!!!
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:23
Damn... now I have to buy a new lens... Thanks for that link!
bandit 1
10th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:28
Hiya Brian,

Not only is it a Superb refraction shot/stack you nearly gota reflection shot also in that droplet under the Flies wing joint & 2nd leg.

Your consistency amazes me

Cheers for now
Mark
LordV
11th of July 2007 (Wed), 00:25
Simply perfect.
You where there at the right moment and you catch it perfectly.

Congrats LordV.

Ciao,
Laurent.

Thanks Laurent :) I was lucky the soldierfly was cold and wet and was not going to fly anywhere for a while.
Brian V.
LordV
11th of July 2007 (Wed), 00:27
Very nice - you'd think the creature would have been inconvenienced by that and tried to shake it off.

Or maybe it liked the aesthetic.. ;)

Thanks for the comment Jim.

It's fairly common to find bugs covered in dew first thing in the morning- they just wait patiently for the drops to evaporate in the sun- think they are probably too cold to do anything else.

Brian V.
LordV
11th of July 2007 (Wed), 00:31
Hiya Brian,

Not only is it a Superb refraction shot/stack you nearly gota reflection shot also in that droplet under the Flies wing joint & 2nd leg.

Your consistency amazes me

Cheers for now
Mark

Thanks Mark - yes I noticed the other drop under the wing - it's a pity the shot came out with high contrast (hard with these soldier flies- they are so reflective) so I couldn't lighten the shot much. I don't normally play around much with differential lightening on pics but could have tried using the dodge tool on it. I was just happy to get a decent refraction in the drop on it's back :)

Brian V.
Lawrie B
11th of July 2007 (Wed), 07:51
OK now you are just showing off....:)
Absolutely Excellent shots
LordV
11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:59
OK now you are just showing off....:)
Absolutely Excellent shots
Thanks lawrie :)
Funny someone else made that comment but as I said if you are down on your hands and knees looking for suitable dewdrops to snap, and you spot a fly with one on it's back, your not going not try and use it :)

brian v.