Interview with a Langaw
Posted on | July 22, 2010 |
We shot the raw wooden cylinders outside the office, and there’s this fly wanting to be part of the pictorial. But ahhh, the magic of photoshop-ing (clone), there’s fly no more. I said to that fly, you don’t need to take “eksena” now, flies have their time of day with photographers. Especially those who love to shoot macros. Of course the fly replied… “bzzzzzzz yeah I know bzzzzzzzzzzz” said the fly. And so my conversation with the fly began… (I go by the name Boy Abubot when doing insect interview btw).
Boy Abubot – Hey, all you flies have been quite a nuisance ever since the world began, I think you guys finally met your match, the macro photographers. We are the fly shooters! We will kill one fly at a time.
Mr. Fly Superstar – Dude, we still out-number you a billion to one. How’s that? You’re not threatening our species at all.
Boy Abubot – Why do you think you are the favorite object of macro photographers in the Philippines?
Mr. Fly Superstar – We’re everywhere. The bugs that comes next are the ants. But, we’re far more prettier than the ants on macro shots. The spiders are pretty too but they are pretty hard to come by especially in the city. But us, you see us everywhere. Here, there and everywhere. You know all this, for a lack of better word, s#it.
Boy Abubot – Wow, 3 words… s#it, flies and pretty have not been in the same paragraph in the history of mankind, insect-kind too. Why you say, you are prettier than the ants?
Mr. Fly Superstar – Look at it yourself. You’ll see tiny hairy texture. You’ll see sparkling vibrant eyes. Flies’ spiky sexy legs alone are a sight to behold. And did I mention, we got wings.
Boy Abubot – Ah yes, with wings. There are ants that have wings too.
Mr. Fly Superstar – Yeah, yeah, the queens? But hey, ants are boring, they only come in red/orange and black and the color per ant is one. Look at us, we’re the sex goddess of bug shots in the Philippines. Macro photographers drool whenever they see us.
Boy Abubot – Yikes. Drooling for flies. You’re a one hell conceited insect. Considering you freakin carry million bacterias, it also makes me wonder, what’s with you that we are still paying attention to you.
Mr. Fly Superstar – You got no choice man. You’ll forever be taking picture of us, practicing macro shots, looking for that perfect macro fly shot.
Boy Abubot – Dammit, I agree. Speaking of which, may I shoot you now?
Mr. Fly Superstar – By all means.
Boy Abubot – Ok now, I know you are waiting for this question… Ok Fly Superstar, i have an imaginary magic mirror, you look into it. What would you like to say to that insect on mirror?
Mr. Fly Superstar – Aaaahh, you look good on that mirror. Boy Abubot, did you buy that magic mirror from Leoque mirror store?
Boy Abubot – Nahhhhh. But wait, I got another question for you… What do you think is the main difference between a macro shoot of an ant and a macro shoot of a fly?
Mr. Fly Superstar – Ahm, fly needs good studio lighting?
Boy Abubot – NOPE. It’s easy to shoot ant, I can shoot ’em alive. But for the flies, it’s a different story. You know what I mean? (Looking for Baygon.)
END OF INTERVIEW.
(BTW, you too can shoot macro photos by using an cheap extension tube. And yes, you’ll do better than the sample shots I posted as my photography know-how {or lack thereof} is kinda stuck at the moment. Been busy with projects that pay the bills.)
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