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A winter morning settled its dew on this little fly.

A winter morning settled its dew on this little fly.
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cameraCanon EOS 500D

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 100/1 

upload_dateAug, 2015

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5 Comments |
Hood PRO+
 
Hood October 18, 2015
Absolutely AMAZING!!!!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots December 24, 2015
Awesome capture! Congrats.
ciliabrandts
 
ciliabrandts January 10, 2016
Wow, very very good macro!!
pipcollins
 
pipcollins July 30, 2016
Love love love!!
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ritacruz May 20, 2022
Uau!!! Amazing

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#fly #dew #morning #winter #macro #cold #nature #drops
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in the Botanical Gardens of Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India.

Time

It was a cold winter morning in the month of January and i was out in the gardens shooting an assignment for my academy back in 2014. It was around 7:30AM, just few minutes post dawn.

Lighting

The lighting was quite low considering it was shot at dawn with an overcast sky and hardly any directional light. However, i couldn't have waited for the lightings to change as i knew with the first ray of sun on the flower the fly would disappear.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon EF 100mm/2.8 mounted on a Canon 6D body. It was shot Hand-held.

Inspiration

Macro and close-up photography has always inspired me to take my lens out and start shooting, with spiders being my favorite subject. While exploring the gardens i came across this fly on a bud peacefully covered in the morning dew and i quickly grabbed my camera to take a picture. I knew i did not have much time as the fly could wake up any minute and i could lose the shot.

Editing

Considering it was a low light shot, i had to slightly enhance the lighting in the picture, and thats about it.

In my camera bag

I usually carry light weight when im out shooting and exploring with my Canon 6D in the bag so im hardly ever carrying a tele-photo. As much as i like going upclose with my subjects using the Canon EF 100mm/2.8 Macro, i also love shooting the big pictures with my canon EF 17-40/f4 wide-angle which i absolutely love for shooting landscapes and seas. Apart from which i always have the standard Canon 50mm always packed in my bag with some extra batteries and cards.

Feedback

Shooting macro subjects can get really interesting because you can get up-close to all the details and patterns of the tiny life, but composing and lighting your subject can become a real challenge in an uncontrolled environment so i suggest you keep patience at all times and try shooting as many subjects, as many times as possible.

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