Fly on dead...

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Posted by David Taylor on July 18, 2009 at 6:51 AM

..mistletoe leaf. The eyes on these tiny flies are fantastic IMHO. The flies themselves dance around on individual leaves without flying around too much. They can be very comical to watch. I've no idea what species it is.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
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ISO50
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Posted by Magnus Hird on July 18, 2009 at 10:22 AM

Love how the eye stands out against the rest of the image, lovely lighting

Posted by Rene de Heer on July 18, 2009 at 10:58 AM

I just love the great colouring in the eyes. I simply do not have the patience for images like this. Well done!
Rene de Heer

Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 18, 2009 at 1:52 PM

Wonderful macro shot David,
fantastic light and I like the square format

Bertl

Posted by eric weight on July 18, 2009 at 1:59 PM

I've been impressed with all your recent fly images, David, but I think this is my favourite. Personally I think I would have some more canvas on the right so that the fly was headed up into the frame rather than out of it, but I wouldn't cut any of the leaf off. That's a personla thing though and takes nothing away from an excellent image.

Eric

Posted by Matt Cole on July 18, 2009 at 3:23 PM

a very nice image David with particularly good lighting. I agree with Eric's compositional comment, but still an impressive image.

Matt

Posted by Bob Cox on July 18, 2009 at 5:02 PM

Thats a very nice image, with very good lighting , if it were mine I would try it rorated 90 deg anti-clockwise.

Bob

Posted by Justin on July 19, 2009 at 1:45 PM

I like the glancing light in this one and the way the wonderfully coloured eye is illuminated is a bit special.