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Fawn Lily w/ unknown bug

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 15, 201146 views7 comments

Olympus E-5
50mm F2 macro
1/250 sec @ F13
-0.3 EV ISO 200
Fill flash
spot metering
manual focus
approx 50% crop
Selective darkening of bugs antenae and legs

Large view provided

Thanks for comments and critiques

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 15, 2011 at 12:12 PM

Oh, I also flipped this vertically for composition purposes. And I just noticed that there is some haloing around the bug for which I'll catch it, and should.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 15, 2011 at 10:12 PM

hey, Charlie, your processing seems to have left a halo around the bug. (: (Just had to say it) The fawn lily really sparkles and I'm a little disappointed with the abrupt termination of the petal the bugs on. Probably not something you could have done anything about but still a little jarring. Really nice detail and your dof is perfect.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 16, 2011 at 6:54 AM

charlie - love the flower , colours, and delicate lines. The buglet is great!
I also think the abrupt edge of the cut-off petal is awkward, and the black border emphasizes it further. A softer border - white or pink perhaps - would not make the petal so glaring.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM

Forgive me for not presenting the most artful image as you both have pointed out. This bug, bugged me while chasing it around this flower. It moved very fast and never seemed still and this is the only shot, of many, that it exposed itself very much, so I've cropped to try to emphasize what I thought was a different bug than I had seen before.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on June 17, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Very cool critter and like the overall comp.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 17, 2011 at 7:40 PM

Hey Mike, I agree it is a cool and a little wierd bug. Any idea of what it is?

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 17, 2011 at 9:31 PM

I like where you're going here Charlie. The flower and insect together provide good interest, and I like the overall comp/black BG. Hard to tell what the insect is, would need to see an unobstructed view.
Don't know what you're using for fill, but it over powers the image just a bit IMO.
On your pop-up flash: Try a small opaque plastic travel size lotion bottle, slit on one side. You just slide it over the flash head. I used it on my Olympus C8080 with good results.
Try to minimize your crop if you can also..The flower looks large enough that even with the 50mm you could've got closer?
Anyway, just my two cents..Hope it helps in some small way

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments