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Green Bottle

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 21, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Green Bottle
As I have no shots of Sea Eagles to post :frown:

Its going to be another fly on a flower :smile:

D200
Nikon 105 2.8 Macro
1/250 sec at f8 ISO 200
Hand Held - .67 EV
Posted by David Taylor on August 21, 2009 at 7:18 PM
I much prefer this to sea eagles. :biggrin: Great action shot of it flashing its proboscis. Great colours. Well done Ian.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Mark Davies on August 21, 2009 at 7:53 PM
LOL .
Fly on a flower or fighting tigers it matters not .
Bugs I dont do . Sea eagles not very well, now rabbits.......
Sterling image Ian. I love its colour , texture and detail. Ugly bugger though .
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 22, 2009 at 5:03 AM
Another fine fly image. The framing of the white petals and the yellow setting the main subject off well.

Major
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 22, 2009 at 5:36 AM
This is stunning - the colour and detail are really superb, together with a lovely setting. :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on August 22, 2009 at 6:06 AM
Ian

Great detail and first class setting

:wink:
Posted by Craig Jones on August 22, 2009 at 6:56 AM
Love the 'rainbow' like colours on the fly,great detail and I like the flower :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Austin Thomas on August 22, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Very well framed Ian,

Austin
Posted by David Kjaer on August 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Great detail and exposure!

David :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 22, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Excellent image, love the metallic colours. As Mark says "ugly bugger". Do they say pets get to look like their owners or the other way round? :biggrin: :wink:
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Nice work there Ian, some good use of DOF and I like the setting..

Brett :toast: :toast: