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FOAL..

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Posted by David Taylor on June 28, 2009 at 7:03 PM
FOAL..
...Fly on a leaf. Hybos femoratus? A Dagger Fly?

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F16
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed in Xara Xtreme Pro

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Posted by Ray on June 28, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Nice capture, well seen and taken.
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 28, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Don't fancy a nibble of this one - crikey that's one serious bit of kit on the front of its noggin :eek:
Posted by eric weight on June 29, 2009 at 2:03 AM
Insects are scary close up , they always look too complicated to work to me. Nice shot
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Posted by Matt Cole on June 29, 2009 at 3:45 AM
well captured David. It looks like a Dance Fly - Empis sp. to me.

Matt
Posted by Brett Lewis on June 29, 2009 at 4:56 AM
One ugly looking Dude.. Very well taken and that really is a serious proboscis.. Good detail.

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Posted by PhilH on June 29, 2009 at 5:09 AM
Agree with Matt, it looks to be a Dance fly... something slightly strange going on in the processing, it looks a little like too much shadow recovery possibly..

Nice image otherwise..

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Posted by Dennis Alden on June 29, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Nicely done david. I'm looking at the picture on an uncalibrated work monitor so that might be an issue, but I agree with Phil that there may have been a tad too much shadow recovery.


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dennis
Posted by Dawn Monrose on June 29, 2009 at 12:47 PM
That's a strange looking fly! A well composed shot, I like the serrated leaf crossing the image. Lots of detail too, nice.
Posted by Fran French on June 29, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Very nice indeed David, detail spot on.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on June 29, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Foal. Well that got me thinking on the wrong lines for a start so its a bit like beauty and the beast.. Nice light and well captured. :toast:
Dont like the heavy border but each to his own.

Major
Posted by Drew Mellowship on July 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Works well for me, nicely captured but do agree with some PP over shadow recovery?

Drew :smile: