Blowing bubbles

[Mitch]

[JamesT]

Amazing detail, but strangely disorienting. Even though on a proper inspection I can see that it is not the case, the first-glance impression was that the fly was pasted onto the leaf image.

I wonder whether one stop smaller aperture and one stop longer exposure would have been more comfortable to look at, or whether that would have suffered from motion blur.

[Mitch]

4 minutes ago, JamesT said:

Amazing detail, but strangely disorienting. Even though on a proper inspection I can see that it is not the case, the first-glance impression was that the fly was pasted onto the leaf image.

I wonder whether one stop smaller aperture and one stop longer exposure would have been more comfortable to look at, or whether that would have suffered from motion blur.

Not entirely sure what you mean by one stop longer exposure? 

[JamesT]

1 hour ago, Mitch said:

Not entirely sure what you mean by one stop longer exposure? 

Just doubling the exposure time. I don't know how you were configured for the shot, but I tend to think in manual settings and ISO pre-determined because I mostly use film and natural light so my thoughts were based on that concept.

[Nikonmike]

Nice one, lovely and detailed.

[johntwo]

A Flesh Fly I think but nicely captured whatever it is.

[Ryewolf]

Nicely caught Mitch.

2 hours ago, johntwo said:

A Flesh Fly I think

Looks like either a blue or green bottle to me, Flesh Flies have black and gray longitudinal stripes on the thorax and checkering on the abdomen.

[johntwo]

6 hours ago, Ryewolf said:

Nicely caught Mitch.

Looks like either a blue or green bottle to me, Flesh Flies have black and gray longitudinal stripes on the thorax and checkering on the abdomen.

I bow to your greater knowledge Rye.

[Mitch]

14 hours ago, JamesT said:

Just doubling the exposure time. 

 

Surely you would only do that if you were either struggling for light? or wanted to show movement in the image? Or am I missing the point? I know I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I can quite often be a tool lol

[Mitch]

13 hours ago, Panasonicmike said:

Nice one, lovely and detailed.

Thanks Mike, been a while since doing Macro, so trying to get back into the habit

[Mitch]

9 hours ago, johntwo said:

A Flesh Fly I think but nicely captured whatever it is.

Thanks John.... As Rye pointed out it is in fact a Common Green Bottle (Lucilia sericata) or as some might ay a Blowfly.

[Mitch]

6 hours ago, Ryewolf said:

Nicely caught Mitch.

 

Cheers Rye

[Hatter]

1 hour ago, Mitch said:

 

Surely you would only do that if you were either struggling for light? or wanted to show movement in the image? Or am I missing the point? I know I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I can quite often be a tool lol

I think James meant that a bit more depth of field would make the subject seem more part of the surroundings rather than looking as if it could have been pasted on.
A smaller aperture to achieve that would need to be balanced by a slower shutter speed to get the same overall exposure.

[JamesT]

22 minutes ago, Hatter said:

think James meant that a bit more depth of field would make the subject seem more part of the surroundings rather than looking as if it could have been pasted on.
A smaller aperture to achieve that would need to be balanced by a slower shutter speed to get the same overall exposure.

Exactly; thanks Gareth.

 

[Mitch]

20 minutes ago, Hatter said:

I think James meant that a bit more depth of field would make the subject seem more part of the surroundings rather than looking as if it could have been pasted on.
A smaller aperture to achieve that would need to be balanced by a slower shutter speed to get the same overall exposure.

Ooooooooooh yes well that makes sense.... Did I mention I can be a tad slow to catch on at times lol.... To be fair there is a lack of stuff in the background to begin with, those couple of leaves that are blurred out were about it, so altering the aperture to increase the DOF wouldn't have made any difference.

[Mitch]

Just now, JamesT said:

Exactly; thanks Gareth.

 

Sorry James I can be a tad slow to catch on ... normally takes 5 black coffees before I am up to speed lolol

[Ryewolf]

Nicely caught Mitch, I've never seen any of the flies I've photographed doing this.

[Clicker]

All sorts of theories as to why they do this if you google flies blowing bubble  but check this  video out.... really weird!

 ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s7-Oa-bWxg

 

[Ryewolf]

Well, what a strange thing...

[Mitch]

On 13/07/2019 at 21:08, Ryewolf said:

Nicely caught Mitch, I've never seen any of the flies I've photographed doing this.

Thanks Rye.... I have seen plenty of photographs with them doing this, but a first for me, so again quite happy lol

[Mitch]

On 13/07/2019 at 22:43, Clicker said:

All sorts of theories as to why they do this if you google flies blowing bubble  but check this  video out.... really weird!

 ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s7-Oa-bWxg

 

What a fabulous video