By John Hassall.
Hand held with the camera steadied against a solid surface. While in the bush I noticed that many insects were attracted to my car, where they landed and stayed for an extended period.
Robber Fly, by John Hassall
Olympus SP-600UZ; f/4.4; 1/250s; ISO 100
Hand held with the camera steadied against a solid surface. While in the bush I noticed that many insects were attracted to my car, where they landed and stayed for an extended period. They were not easily disturbed, which allowed me ample time to capture this image.
This fly is a predator and an agile flyer, so the best chance of obtaining an image is when it is resting. I was pleased with the focus of this macro shot – the hairs stand out well.
Basic adjustments were made in Lightroom 5. The image was sharpened, cropped and rotated.
Don’s response
A good catch by photographer John Hassall. The plain background really helps the fine detail pop out, and the extremely shallow depth of field inherent to macro photography is optimally placed in this picture — namely on the little chap’s compound eye (nice lashes!).
