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Moroccan fly

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Posted by Mark Fellowes on April 10, 2007 at 5:17 PM
Moroccan fly
Hi

This was taken last week in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, beautiful place, until the torrential freezing rainfall made even the bulbuls shut up :biggrin:

I haven't identified the fly yet, so if anyone has any ideas, I'd be grateful.

Thanks for looking.

Mark

Specs:
Nikon D80
Micro Nikkor 105mm VR IF-ED
Sigma EM-140 Macro flash
1/200 @ F13
Slight crop, Levels, curves, selective smart sharpen in PS CS2
Posted by Graeme Lee on April 10, 2007 at 5:56 PM
Haven't a clue Mark, but the colours are good. I think compositionally it seems unbalanced to me for some reason. Perhaps too close to the bottom?

Excellent detail...makes me want to go and buy a macro lens now :smile:

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Posted by Jim Greenfield on April 11, 2007 at 5:45 AM
No idea on subject but tack sharp with bags of detail.
Posted by David Taylor on April 11, 2007 at 7:23 AM
Again another interesting subject with lots of detail. Perhaps a little more space at the bottom if DOF permits. Looks like a species of hoverfly, but not a clue which one :frown:

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