Why I’m no fun at barbecues
Last weekend some friends of ours had us over for a barbecue. Their property is rather wooded and I had my camera with me from a recent real estate shoot. Of course, I was curious, so I took a little stroll to see what I could find.
I noticed that there were quite a few flies that were hanging out on ferns. When I approached them, they did not flinch too much so I knew that I had a good thing going. I ran back and grabbed my camera to get some shots.
In this shot, I used the shadow/highlight technique to get more out of the fly. I think I like the effect on the fly itself, but not on the leaf it rests on. In the future I’ll probably just play around with dodge and burn. Here is a shot without the effect.
Of course, I was excited to get some decent shots and brought the camera back to the rest of the party – who were in the middle of dinner. The wife panicked and thought that there were giant flies in her backyard and I consoled her by explaining that my camera shows things up close and that they really weren’t that big.
Of course, I’m not sure when we will be invited back again…
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