louie the fly

louie the fly, originally uploaded by Vanessa Pike-Russell.

On Anzac Day I noticed that one of the daisies growing in the garden had bloomed and it made me smile. Today I went out into the backyard and found this daisy which was partially closed and had a happy surprise in finding a fly inside the flower.

I had found my beloved 50mm f1.4 pentax smc lens and held a macro filter in front of it to get up close to the fly.

Processing included curves and levels, then the placement of an image taken of my french windows which I thought would make a nice frame, representing the view out my dining room window. I hope you like it :)