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Posted by David Taylor on June 29, 2009 at 7:16 PM

..Fly on a plank. This bluebottle was sunning itself and allowed me to get quite close.

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

Posted by John Robinson on June 29, 2009 at 7:32 PM

Great fly stuff again David, but just too far left in the frame to be perfect

I love the word "Plank"- reminds me of the Cooper /Sykes film.
Cheers
John

Posted by Tom Smit on June 30, 2009 at 1:07 AM

Great shot, with a looooot of details. The only nit I can think of is the space on the left. I like to see some motre space there.

Posted by Brett Lewis on June 30, 2009 at 3:22 AM

A great capture and super detail on the subject but I think the plank just dominates here and makes the pic quite dark overall. Nit about the comp mentioned but can't fault the skill with the fly.

Brett

Posted by David Sewell on June 30, 2009 at 4:37 AM

Nits already covered. Great shot.

David

Posted by Matt Cole on June 30, 2009 at 6:01 AM

a well taken shot, I agree about a bit more space on the left, but otherwise a nicely detailed shot.

Matt

Posted by Tim Gregory on June 30, 2009 at 7:43 AM

I always struggle with flies a little, think they're awful looking things!

Its certainly interesting, I actually quite like the detail on the legs.

Posted by Dennis Alden on June 30, 2009 at 7:53 AM

Great detail - nits covered - keep 'em coming

dennis

Posted by Ray on June 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Rather large in the frame and the use of flash is rather obvious, would have expected seen a difference shadow wise re the legs. Still a nice capture.

Posted by Fran French on July 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM

Nits covered, but a very nicely detailed shot of this creature .

Fran