A fly eating a fly

A fly eating a fly

By Ros Osborne

Olympus E-M1 Mark ll; 60mm macro lens

Towards the end of each year, long-legged flies appear in our back garden. I love the challenge of photographing them!

I go looking for them at the time of day when the sun will highlight their vibrant colours and wait for them to land somewhere where there is a non-distracting background.

As these insects are quite small, it was only after downloading this particular photo that I discovered this fly was eating another much smaller fly. What a bonus!

Don’s response

What a catch! One of the things I love about macro photography is that you don’t need to go any further than your back garden to find exquisitely beautiful subjects like this fly and its hapless prey.

Of course, you have to be observant and very patient too.

But as photographer Ros Osborne notes, the challenge of capturing a picture like this is all part of the fun.

Is it just me, or can I make out Ros’s reflection in the metallic looking upper thorax?

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