neat trick

Never seen a bug do this before- hang directly from a dewdrop, it then just walked straight up the drop. Leaf hopper about 3mm body length.

Brian V.

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How the heck do you get these shots? Do you live in your garden? Hmm... maybe it’s a rubber leafhopper and you’re just pulling the wool over our eyes. Or maybe you’re a Photoshop master and it’s all CGI. Whatever your trick, I am impressed.

wow that's cool! I'd love to see a picture of him trapped inside, like in that cartoon movie with the bugs!

Now that takes the biscuit. You've even managed to get the bug in the dewdrop.

Just shows how strong the surface tension is.

Wonderful shots Brian

nice one looks like the one i just posted, except this one got wings.

Bill

The small pics look a lot sharper, but very impressive captures! --Rick

Brilliant shots Brian, love the colouring on them too. A lucky shot too with the hopper being on the drop - amazing how it did that tho.


Linda

I knew the drops you photograph are glass, you'll have to come clean now Brian Stunning shots.

Ok it'2 two shots superimposed.
Great shot Brian, like it.

Thanks for the comments everyone much appreciated- especially on how these were done
gjl711 - I do take shots most days in my garden and when there is a nice dew I try to do some dewdrop refraction shots, just happens every now and then I spot bugs down there in the grass. The only trick in these shots is the DOF has been increased by focus stacking but the originals look the same- just not as in focus. It's much faster to take shots and focus stack them than it is to try and fake them.

Rick you are right- I didn't get sharp focus on the eye in the stack for #1, I had actually switched positions to get a better angle but the result was #2- the hopper moved

Brian V.

Hey Brian can you send me the link to the image stacking tuts?
I wanna start trying that soon.

Hiya Brian,

Excellent shots indeed stunning, #1 is most definitely the best a CCC'er from me

Cheers for now
Mark

Amazing! Your work is incredible. :0)

Thanks RG, Mark and Jobet for the kind comments

RG- stacking tutorial here http://www.wonderfulph​otos.com …les/macro/focus​_stacking/

mkuriger wrote in post #3655507
wow that's cool! I'd love to see a picture of him trapped inside, like in that cartoon movie with the bugs!

You mean BUGZ?