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MY Fly!
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MY Fly!

by Wayne Jones

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 15, 2011158 views8 comments
This nursery web spider would not drop its meal, even after I clumsily bumped the plant and knocked the spider off the flower where it caught the fly. (As you can see by the date on the photo, it's an old one that I never got around to posting.)

Canon 50D
Sigma 150 mm. Macro
1/250 sec. @ f/18
Diffused fill flash
Monopod

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 15, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Awesome detail and POV, Wayne.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Tate on August 15, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Great light detail and background!!! Fantastic shot Wayne :toast:
Registered on December 11, 2004, 150 Posts, 1667 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 15, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Nicely done, Wayne. Tough DOF at such a range. You can still see the pollen on the fly.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 15, 2011 at 7:53 PM
Excellent detail, Wayne. The eyes (I believe 8 on this one) are as sharp and defined as I've ever seen. You've got to dig down some more, Wayne.

Charlie
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 15, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Wayne:
A fabulous image. Lovely details and drama. Nice color and excellent POV. Like this a lot. :jump:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Christine Jackson on August 16, 2011 at 7:23 AM
Excellent detail Wayne!!

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado
Registered on September 19, 2010, 20 Posts, 244 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 16, 2011 at 5:17 PM
I like the POV and the details, Wayne.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on August 21, 2011 at 8:25 AM
Nice detail, comp, and light, Wayne. Well done. :toast:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments