Hoverfly

Lovely photo, nice bokeh background. Should have called the photo 'Tightrope' Poor little hoverfly looks like he's hanging on for dear life.

Great shot, lovely composition.
Worth clicking through to the large version.
Background looks like it has been sharpened along with the fly? If so, probably worth excluding the OOF areas from sharpening.

Thanks, Russ.

Thanks, Mark...
Yes, the whole image was sharpened. I've just re-done the processing with only the fly sharpened & I'm struggling to see the difference on 2 A5ish prints on a single A4 sheet together.
Could you please point me in the right direction of seeing the worth of selective sharpening?
Will it only be noticeable on a larger print?

Thanks for the interest shown,

Roger.

Brilliant shot, love the colours too!

Thanks, Maria.


Roger.

10 out of 10.

Excellent shot, better than an extreme close-up!

Regards
David

Cheers, Giulio & David, for your kind remarks.

Roger.

My sharpening comment was just for web use. Prints need to be over-sharpened if anything.
I try to avoid sharpening noise especially when a lovely buttery bokeh had been achieved

Nice!

Thanks, Mark & Sean.

Roger.