Josh Lohff
July 2025 - Chow Time
About the Image(s)
EQUIPMENT & EXIF
Canon R5 / RF 100mm F/2.8L Macro IS USM & 6 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 100, 100 mm (shot from a tripod)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION & INTENDED EFFECT
This is my son's Sundew plant, "Hopper". I'd seen him "eat" very small bugs before, but nothing as large as this housefly and I was amazed. My intent for capturing this image was to try and share details of both the fly and the plant. I thought the highkey composition style would lend itself well to keeping the viewer's focus on the subject.
POST PROCESSING STEPS
I did next to nothing in post on this image - bumped shadows and blacks ever so slightly, dropped whites just a hair, added a small amount of clarity and dehave, and gave it a very subtle vignette.
14 comments posted
Josh,
What a great concept - plant eats bug instead of the other way around. I think that the high key presentation works quite well. What's confusing is understanding what has been captured by the plant. I can't tell that is is a fly. Maybe work the shot from different angles? Posted: 07/18/2025 21:14:11
What a great concept - plant eats bug instead of the other way around. I think that the high key presentation works quite well. What's confusing is understanding what has been captured by the plant. I can't tell that is is a fly. Maybe work the shot from different angles? Posted: 07/18/2025 21:14:11
Hey David
What a good point, I hadn't even considered it, having seen it and taken the shot of course (it was a fly BTW).
Thanks for the reminder for next time!
Josh
Posted: 07/18/2025 21:40:09
What a good point, I hadn't even considered it, having seen it and taken the shot of course (it was a fly BTW).
Thanks for the reminder for next time!
Josh
Posted: 07/18/2025 21:40:09
Hey David
What a good point, I hadn't even considered it, having seen it and taken the shot of course (it was a fly BTW).
Thanks for the reminder for next time!
Josh
Posted: 07/18/2025 22:39:00
What a good point, I hadn't even considered it, having seen it and taken the shot of course (it was a fly BTW).
Thanks for the reminder for next time!
Josh
Posted: 07/18/2025 22:39:00
Josh, amazing shot, and the high-key really works here. Posted: 07/23/2025 00:55:26
Thanks so much Craig, I appreciate it! Posted: 07/23/2025 03:37:43
Morrie Carter
Josh, I like this shot and the clarity you were able to get, but I'm quite partial to macros. I was able to see the eyes of the fly. Thanks for posting this image.
Morrie Posted: 07/27/2025 04:20:35
Morrie Posted: 07/27/2025 04:20:35
Thank you Morrie! Posted: 07/27/2025 12:24:29
Amazing! I don't know what else to say. Posted: 07/27/2025 18:30:24
That's very generous Alan, thank you :) Posted: 07/27/2025 20:45:48
One of the things that I enjoy about macro photography is the detail that the camera picks up that you would never have seen with eye. Posted: 07/27/2025 21:18:10
I couldn't agree more, I was blown away by what was in this one! Posted: 07/27/2025 21:57:41
That's very generous Alan, thank you :) Posted: 07/28/2025 02:09:51
Hi Josh. Wow, what a shot. I think the high key works very well here too. Posted: 07/29/2025 00:53:42
Thank you Cindy! Posted: 07/29/2025 11:25:49