Hover Poppies

This is a different processing of 'Hovering Poppies' that appears in 'Ten of the Best'. This was a particularly lucky photo, as you will know if you've ever tried following insects around in order to get a picture of them. In this case, I was just intending to shoot the two poppies, thinking they would make an excellent image on their own. As I had just composed and focussed on the front flower, this hover fly appeared and waited, right in the line of focus. All I had to do was press the shutter. I think the slight texture applied gives an almost painted feel to the image. I'm just not sure whether I prefer this version, or this one that was produced with the help of the Fractalius Photoshop plugin.

 

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