Steemit Photo Challenge #42 - Ralph The Fly
This is Ralph.
His hobbies include twisting his head, scratching his behind, flying away, and flying back. Ralph drove me crazy today as he didn't seem to want his photo taken. Luckily there was something irresistible about that plant that kept him coming back.
My trusty Roundflash didn't work so well in this case. It is a very bulky product and when it hit the plant, Ralph disappeared. I came back later with my more discreet RayFlash adapter. Ralph insisted I take hundreds of photos while he danced around. Ralph didn't like being in sharp focus for more than about half a second but luckily I managed to get a couple of sharp frames.
Nikon D750. Nikkor 105mm VR "Micro". Godox TT685. RayFlash adapter.
I'm afraid ralph's total lifespan might not be so long. Great pictures though ;)
Poor Ralph. He's gotten old since I took that photo yesterday.
That is a coca leaf, isn't it?
I've no idea. It was a little green bush in my fathers garden :)
Super crisp! Well produced. I did a gig at a museum once where we were scientifically capturing their insect collection using a variety of equipment, doing stacked focusing, and compositing multiple exposures to get extreme detail of each and every bit of these little guys.
Really impressed at this image given the difficulty of capturing such images!
Cheers. Focus stacking is something I never tried. Maybe some time. I wonder if I would have the patience.
We used a rig called a stackshot that made the exposures between the two points that you determine. Images were then stitched. Was pretty cool tech. Expensive though!
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He may have to just settle for posthumous appreciation, but he's pretty darn adorable. Great shot!
Hey thanks very much! Yes, poor Ralfs days are numbered.
He will live on in our hearts. <3
bahaha
Hey condra, I have to scratch myself after watching the photo :P --__- . I want to focus on newcomers but also on people that are very active. My plan is to build up a community with active users to support each other and creating a curation trail. Looking forward to curating more effectively, would you be interested?
Upvoted and following, greetings Lena!