Bubble Gum

Not really gum.

But a bubble...

The wife told me yesterday that the apple tree was covered in blackfly, so today I went to have a look at how bad (it is bad, aphids galore) but as I looked I spotted a fly sat in the curl of a leaf.

So I went in the house and got the camera, tripod, and ringflash in the hope it might still be there when I got back out, and luckily it was. It had moved a bit, but not much.

By the time I had everything in position I managed to fire off just 2 shots, one slightly better than the other focus wise, and then had a look on screen and realised the fly was blowing a bubble!

I (ahem) cloned out the flash from the bubble for aesthetics, cropped in for composition and to hide loads of unneeded background to the right, reduced highlights to the right (but I didn't bother fixing the brown on the leaf, too awkward that bit) and after my usual clarity, sharpening and noise reduction, ended up with this.

Sigma 105, 3 extension tubes used.

C&C as always appreciated.

Exif:


Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2011-06-26 12:17:31 +0000
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/9.5
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: [url]www.pauliddon.co.uk[/url]

Paul.

Title:	Bubble Gum
Username:	Paul_Iddon
Uploaded:	26 Jun 2011 - 12:50 PM
Camera:	Canon EOS 550D
Lens:	105mm
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Tags:	Bubble, Canon eos 550d, Close-up / macro, Fly, Gum, Macro, Paul Iddon
Votes:	7