He's behind you!

[famas]

After a lot of messing around I finally got the shot I was after. Image created with two stacks of six images stacked in combinez and adjusted in photoshop.

I used glycerine for the drop as water would not hold on the fly.

I put the fly in the fridge for a few minutes to cool it down which gave me a few mintues of it not moving.

click for larger size.

 

[Barrysprout]

The detail is fantastic, very impressive at full size. If I had to pick fault with the shot I think that the light on the droplet is a bit harsh and the background somehow looks unnatural. I know it's a staged shot and the background possibly is unnatural I just think that a green background would look better.
Having said that, I know nothing and only wish I had your patience to set up and create a shot like this. Very well done.

 

[Bagger]

Very good

 

[neenee]

Interesting shot - I agree with the surreality of the background.

And had you not mentioned it was a fly, I would have had some trouble knowing it was a fly, because of the odd angle/crop/seeing only a partial fly

 

[GrittyShaker]

Absolutely brilliant concept. I would agree about the background too, but I still like it regardless.

 

[orionmystery]

Great concept! Wasp the spider added in in PP?

 

[famas]

cheers for all the comments guys, totally agree about the harsh flash reflection in the bubble being distracting, tried the flash in several different positions but couldn't fully eliminate it.

I quite like the unusual background but can see your point that more natural colours would maybe look better.

nope spider wasn't added in pp.