Cranefly by ellida

Cranefly

Sorry if I put you off your meal, but today was fairly unremitting rain, so I rescued a flower from the garden to practice macro shots.

When I got flower inside, this little chap was clinging on to the stem. So I used my clamp (with crocodile clips) and secured the stem of the flower unaware that I had trapped one his legs. He noticed however and struggled like mad until I released him, whereupon he flew to the window blinds. And that's when I changed my mind on what to photograph.

I used a macro 35mm f2.8 with a 2x converter, then took 3 shots at different focal lengths and stacked them.
Great detail and an unusual angle. Very nicely done.
May 9th, 2019  
Amazing image and wonderful details.
May 9th, 2019  
great details and stacking - lovely shot
May 9th, 2019  
Boo
this is so wonderful I love it!
May 9th, 2019  
Its funny how you set off with a thought of an image and something else pops up, hope his leg has recovered!
May 9th, 2019  
That's a fab close up, I like how you filled the frame with it.
May 9th, 2019  
It's an interesting close-up shot, but I'm not so keen for such creatures
May 9th, 2019  
Terrific macro, sort of an abstract design with the legs shooting off the sides
May 10th, 2019  
Ouch! But a great shot and it sounds like he didn't suffer too much:)
May 10th, 2019  
A wonderful image...
May 10th, 2019  
Wow! Incredible macro shot. Fav
May 10th, 2019  
Beautifully captured symmetry
May 10th, 2019  
nice macro, I hope you set him free after!
May 10th, 2019  
Great result!
May 10th, 2019  
Nice shot but YIKES! Haha! fav.
May 10th, 2019  
Nice stack! Fav!
May 10th, 2019  
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And yes, the Cranefly escaped with his life ...perhaps just a sore foot!!
May 10th, 2019  
Great capture
May 11th, 2019  
Perfect
May 12th, 2019  
Very nice Macro
May 16th, 2019  
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