The Fly: Ever Heard of Insect Politics? | United Insects of America
Shot on Red Raptor using Laowa probe and macro lenses. We were able to shoot right into the fly's mouth at the tip of its proboscis. The lighting turned out too monochrome on this piece. We were going for a green cast because of The Fly (The Movie) but this is where we learned we need to use contrasting colors or just stay neutral and let the the insects colors express themselves without contamination. As is, I feel like it looks tinted green rather than lit green which is the risk you run with monochromatic lighting. Anyway, this is tough work. You are dealing in micro adjustments for focusing which is very hard on a conventional tripod. When we filmed the fly's mouth we were ecstatic. It took an entire day trying to land that properly framed and in focus.