Your Ultimate Photo

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Permalink Reply by Scott Near on December 18, 2008 at 11:46pm

Hi Guys.

This is my ultimate photo - so far!

Those who know me will know I love macro and spend lot of time in bushes and mud looking for bugs (I know, I should get out more!!). This particular shot was one I wanted to get for a long time. Having taken literally hundreds of shots of Hoverflies, I really wanted to get one in profile, on a flower and against a black background. I had hoped that this would highlight their detail more than a colourful background would - and I think it does. I finally got this shot after spending 3 hours sitting next to the same flower, shooting every hoverfly that landed until I got this one in the perfect position, sharp, exposed correctly and with enough Flash fall-off to blacken the bushes behind. What do you think..?

(Click the image for full size)

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Permalink Reply by Leona on December 19, 2008 at 5:31am

This is a cool picture, I will have to check my archives. A good idea you have. I will be back!

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Permalink Reply by Scott Near on December 19, 2008 at 8:02am

Thanks Leona!

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Permalink Reply by pk on December 19, 2008 at 11:20am

yeah this is a wow! 3hr wait dedication national geographic shot pk

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Permalink Reply by Leona on December 19, 2008 at 1:25pm

This picture was taken in Kananaskis Alberta. During the summer months the white 'grass' that you see here is a fluffy green carpet, the grass turns white after the first frost. I didn't realise this until I took this shot. It's one of my many favourites.

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Permalink Reply by pk on December 19, 2008 at 2:46pm

very pretty Pk

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Permalink Reply by william hankerson on September 13, 2009 at 10:10am

this is a great shot looks almost like snow

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Permalink Reply by Manda Beauchamp on December 22, 2008 at 7:30am

Wow Scott. Really is worth the 3 hr wait. Trying to capture what the mind can imagine in a macro sense is a lot of fun, I admit. But tell me, only being rather new at this, how did you create the black background?

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ruddell on December 22, 2008 at 10:23am

Your 3 hours wait has left me awestruck.

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Permalink Reply by pk on December 20, 2008 at 2:43pm

the amount of work that goes into shooting is amazing its not just point and shoot thank you Pk

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ruddell on December 22, 2008 at 10:22am

Hey David I am also an Ansel Adams fan and a great fan of Black and White, I love the sky and the contrast in the shot, it is beautiful yet forboding at the same time,

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Permalink Reply by Rachelle Deranger on February 13, 2009 at 1:06pm

hello, I love the view that you had here. I would love to be able to travel to new places, but I'm sure I can get a good bit of "view" here in Texas.

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