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Horse Fly in flight
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Horse Fly in flight

by Jay Barnes

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 31, 20041,592 views7 comments
Canon 10D, Sigma 180+1.4x, handheld
ISO 100, 1/200s, f/8, 550EX+diffuser at -1/3
Cropped to 50% original size

Time to start digging though my older stuff. This was from my only attempt to catch these guys in flight last August. Hopefully I can do better next year.

Any guesses on the ID for this guy? I'm stuck.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Arnold Berger on December 31, 2004 at 6:27 AM
You gotta be kidding!!! This is amazing!!! :toast:
Have a Safe and Happy New Year.
Arnie
Registered on November 1, 2003, 47 Posts, 272 Comments
Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on December 31, 2004 at 12:00 PM
Wow! That is amazing.
:toast:
Duane Rosenkranz
Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Borzynski on December 31, 2004 at 12:58 PM
Very nice! I would have never thought that this shot was within the realms of ordinary equipment. I am impressed :toast:

Registered on November 1, 2003, 109 Posts, 799 Comments
Comment posted by Jay Barnes on December 31, 2004 at 7:31 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone!

I didn't mean to mislead anyone, so I should point out that the territorial males will hover in the sun at the woods edge.

In my backyard they tend to do this shortly before sunset as they head back to their roost for the evening. The hard part is to get them in focus and get the shot before they move again. They usually move in closer to you though, which is nice. You also need to keep watch for the females. Their bite is very painful and the pain lasts for several days.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 231 Posts, 1153 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Dalrymple on January 1, 2005 at 12:18 PM
Nope, I done have an ID but Wow what a shot!

Jerry Dalrymplle
Pleasant Plain, Ohio
Registered on October 3, 2004, 56 Posts, 415 Comments
Comment posted by David Gottlieb on January 2, 2005 at 9:01 AM
They may hover but this has still got to be tough.nice job!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 436 Posts, 1790 Comments
Comment posted by Terri Norris on January 8, 2005 at 10:56 PM
I must have missed this....fantastic shot!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments