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Robber Fly

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 7, 20052,193 views11 comments

Camera: Canon EOS 300D
lens: Quantaray 70-300mm zoom macro at 105mm
aperture: f11
ISO: 100

Processed with NoiseNinja and Photoshop Elements 2.0.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hicks on April 7, 2005 at 11:55 PM

Doug as you know i love those robbers , great job .

Registered on May 11, 2004, 21 Posts, 57 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on April 8, 2005 at 1:14 AM

This was one a Wow! for me

The DOF is spot on; the subject is well sharp and the BG is pleasingly clean. Colors and clarity are amazing as well.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Sng on April 8, 2005 at 1:14 AM

great pix, nice DOF too

Registered on October 11, 2004, 5 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Harrison on April 8, 2005 at 5:43 AM

I love these critters also. You have great detail and lighting on this one. I have always wondered what that little yellow sac is for.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 468 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on April 8, 2005 at 5:53 AM

Hey Doug, excellent details and colors. Well done.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Terri Norris on April 8, 2005 at 7:12 AM

Love it!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on April 8, 2005 at 11:44 AM

I wish this had a bit more detail....

Awesome Doug!!!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Tam Stuart on April 9, 2005 at 10:50 PM

A great shot of this colorful robber. The massive thorax of this species is nicely emphasized at this angle, and the eyes are wonderful. Very well done!

Randy, the "little yellow sac" is the haltere, characteristic of members of the fly family (diptera). It's their evolved rear wing. You can read more about the haltere and fly flight dynamics <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10382224&dopt=Abstract" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 113 Posts, 1600 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Munsey on April 11, 2005 at 3:19 AM

Wow, can we have some robber flies please they look fantastic, I saw them in action on tele last night. Your pic is truly magnificant.

Tim

Registered on November 14, 2003, 109 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Pim on April 18, 2005 at 6:11 AM

Wow GREAT shot. Love the way the eyes have come out. How long was the exposure on this one?

Registered on February 2, 2005, 1 Posts, 2 Comments

Comment posted by Thomas Hornum Jens on April 18, 2006 at 11:28 AM

Hi Doug
Colors and details are absolutely stunning!

Registered on March 22, 2006, 13 Posts, 70 Comments