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Exoprosopa capucina

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Posted by Edwin kats on January 20, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Exoprosopa capucina
But you already knew that of course :biggrin:
Very very rare over here and I was a bit proud to capture the Bee Flie. Hope you like it because I spend almost three hours to catch this one on digital film :jump:

iso 200 1/160 sec. F8 handheld and fill flash.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Paul Williams on January 20, 2008 at 3:42 PM
As soon as I saw this I thought 'yep, definitley Exoprosopa capucina', a classic example :biggrin: Painfully sharp and pleasing shot of an interesting looking thingy! :biggrin: :toast:

Paul
Posted by Sam Mannaerts on January 20, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Clean shot Edwin!!
Very sharp and superb dof, colors,...!!!

grtz,
Sam :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 20, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Stunning wing colouration - top shot Edwin :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 20, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Very nice shot Edwin :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 20, 2008 at 4:58 PM
You've nailed it again! Cracking!
Posted by Major Gilbert on January 20, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Vivid looking image Edwin. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Tom_W on January 20, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Vivid and sharp. Glad you called it what you did - I wouldn't have had a clue.
Posted by Justin on January 20, 2008 at 6:33 PM
I think this has that little extra something that transforms it from a very good macro image into something a bit special.
Wonderful quality.
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Posted by Greg Hitchcock on January 21, 2008 at 6:08 AM
Your persistence paid off Edwin, this is a nice photo of a nice fly. I don't know if I would have the patience to spend three hours on one species! (I've never managed to see a member of this subfamily (4 spp in UK), let alone photograph one).

Greg
Posted by Jim Greenfield on January 21, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Great work and full marks for patience
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 21, 2008 at 9:13 AM
It's so good it pains me Edwin :wink:

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Posted by Mark Fellowes on January 21, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Wow - that's just superb :smile:

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Paul Ashton on January 21, 2008 at 12:10 PM
A high quality image Edwin. Patience rewarded.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 21, 2008 at 12:32 PM

Super image Edwin , wing detail is very nice :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by eric weight on January 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM
That is just so impressive Edwin. You really have that fill flash down to an art.
:toast: :toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Elliott Neep on January 23, 2008 at 6:09 AM
Lovely shot, Edwin. Perfect DOF and really sharp. One of the best I have seen :toast: :toast: :toast: