Margined calligrapher fly sampling Asiatic dayflower pollen. One of my favorite pics from late summer/fall.
Whelp, I finally got moved to another server and will start posting more regularly soon. Still recovering from back surgery but things seem to be doing well.
Don't normally ask, but a boost would be appreciated so I can connect with my followers again.
@RihilismPhotography I'm glad you're doing ok after surgery. Good to see you and your photos again.
Thank you! It's nice to be back. Still working the kinks out of the back but making progress👍
So nice to see you again 😊 I hope you are doing well? Sending you positive energy 😊
Thank you for your kind words! Doing much better. Can't wait to start physical therapy in a few weeks so I can get into better shape👍
Sending you lots of love 💛
@RihilismPhotography Did you make this with multiple exposures (the dephts of field is amazing)? #corr
This is just handheld. I haven't used multiple exposure for wildlife and I think a lot of the multiple exposure work, which is really cool, is done using a tripod and sometimes done with a pinned subject.
I've some experience with this flower and know that its "face" is fairly flat so I was pretty confident that I'd get the flower in the roughly the same focal plane. I was lucky with the fly because it was well positioned to catch some of the focus👍.
@RihilismPhotography Thanks!
Oct 24, 2026, 9:03 PM@RihilismPhotography WOW!!!!!!!
@RihilismPhotography Nature is amazing. Your alt text is amazing. Welcome back.
Thank you!
Oct 25, 2026, 12:52 AM@RihilismPhotography Gorgeous photo even if it does feature #*¥!#$@! Asiatic dayflower. Can’t get that shit out of my garden for love or money.
Lol! It can spread quickly in my garden as well. But I find that it's easy to identify and pull. You're gonna hate me for saying it but I actually use it for ground cover in a small, somewhat isolated patch. I love the flower b/c it's a "true blue" flower which are not very common and the flower is very unique so it makes a great macro subject. It's my favorite weed 🤷♂️.
Oct 25, 2026, 1:36 PM@RihilismPhotography No, I don’t hate you. It really is a very pretty plant, and it’s not hard to pull when it’s in the open. Most of my yard is taller native perennials, and the dayflower is unbelievably persistent in coming up amongst those year after year, and it’s really hard to extricate. I’ve gotten pretty good at identifying dayflower stems by feel, when I’m reaching into a big bunch of bluestem or whatever and can’t see what’s what.
It's very common around here so I it comes back even if I pull it all out and it grows back easily from fragments. It's in a part of my garden that consists of a long, shallow bed that's surrounded by foundation and driveway so they don't spread as quickly.
I've more of the issue with crown vetch which shows up everywhere and I'm constantly tearing out.
@RihilismPhotography I love this photo.❤️
Thank you! I do too. I love dayflowers b/c they're so unique/beautiful. Catching the fly (one of my favorite species) was a huge bonus for me👍
@RihilismPhotography All the more impressive once you realise how small both subjects are. That's fantastic depth of field and colors.
Thank you! That small size is what I love about Asiatic dayflowers. They're so small that most people don't realize how beautiful they are. They also present a relatively flat "face" too so depth of field isn't too difficult to capture. Got lucky with the fly's position and managed to catch it in roughly the same focal plane.
Thank you!
@RihilismPhotography welcome back!! :birdheart:
Thank you!
@RihilismPhotography Yay, you got migrated off your closing-down server in time! Your followers all got migrated, so nothing to worry about there — you're still connected.
Best wishes for continued improvement from the back surgery. Looking forward to more of your photography when you're back up and about.
Thank you for your kind words! I was a bit freaked about moving servers but things went fairly smoothly.
My back is getting better everyday. Looking forward to getting out this week to capture some fall colors🤞 👍
@RihilismPhotography Amazing colors!
Thank you! I just love dayflower blue 👍