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Challenge: Mid-Day Sun II (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2023-24 - CHALLENGES and associated
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
Date: Sep 15, 2024
Aperture: 10.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2024

 saw this very small fly on a mandarin on my mandarin tree ..

it was only when I focused on it that i noticed it was blowing bubbles .. in and out ..

i've seen this behaviour before but the bubbles have often been quite gross and murky/dirty looking .. lucky that this bubble was quite attractive .. !! .. ;)

there are several ideas that ppl have put forth as to why they blow bubbles ..

some say to cool down .. but i've seen them do it when it's quite cold ..

this is an interesting article about flies blowing bubbles

shame that resized to 1200pxls longest side it loses a lot of its sharpness/clarity .. :(

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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/28/2024 01:31:10 PM
This is amazing Roz! You truly are the queen of insect photography. Edit for typo

Message edited by author 2024-09-28 13:31:33.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 09/25/2024 07:04:19 PM
Originally posted by GolferDDS:
An amazingly sharp image in spite of resizing. Congrats on the blue! Thanks for linking the article. I found it very interesting. I entered this picture in DPC in 2012. Not nearly as good as yours:)
That's what I like about DPC. It pushes us to be better photographers.

I guess we are both bug nerds!!!!


thanks Larry .. and yes the info about the bubbles is so interesting .
and yes again .. i'm happy to be a bug nerd .. !! .. ;)
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/25/2024 08:19:23 AM
Beautiful clarity and coloration. My top pick in the Challange.
Congratulations on the blue.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 09/25/2024 06:52:41 AM
An amazingly sharp image in spite of resizing. Congrats on the blue! Thanks for linking the article. I found it very interesting. I entered this picture in DPC in 2012. Not nearly as good as yours:)
That's what I like about DPC. It pushes us to be better photographers.

I guess we are both bug nerds!!!!

Message edited by author 2024-09-25 07:24:51.
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09/24/2024 03:06:05 PM
My favorite in this challenge.
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