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fly - Archytas apicifer - female
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

fly - Archytas apicifer - Female
San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA
March 14, 2006
Size: 13mm
Last one -- a head shot with antennae from above.

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 23 March, 2006 - 1:49am
Last updated 19 September, 2015 - 5:38pm

Wow
Superb Photography, I have to figure out a great method like yours. I love these close shot. EXXXXXXXXXcellent work
Kudos
Kathleen
… Kathleen Chute, 27 March, 2009 - 8:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Archytas.
… Hartmut Wisch, 13 November, 2006 - 11:45pm login or register to post comments

Marvellous!
A picture book series.
… Hartmut Wisch, 18 September, 2006 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

I'll second that!
How did you get the subject to pose for you? Chilled maybe? And the lighting looks softer than I would expect from an MT-24EX. Is that what you used?

Jay Barnes
… Jay Barnes, 25 March, 2006 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
I put the fly in the fridge for a few minutes before taking the photos. However, it was still a surprisingly calm fly -- maybe they are like that after first emerging from pupas? I don't know; I've never had a newly-emerged fly before.

I did use the MT-24EX flash -- without diffusers or anything. Maybe the lighting looks soft because this fly had fewer reflective surfaces to show harsh light spots compared to some subjects (like ladybeetles).
… Joyce Gross, 27 March, 2006 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

Fantastic images
Fantastic images!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 23 March, 2006 - 3:53am login or register to post comments

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