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Fly on mistletoe leaf.

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Posted by David Taylor on August 1, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Fly on mistletoe leaf.
These little flies appear every year in July and amuse me by scurrying about on the surface of the leaves hoovering up any food they may find. I don't know what species, but I find them very comical to watch. Not yet managed to catch them in flight as they are very unpredictable,I find.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX macro lens
Manual Exposure and focus Auto white balance
Sigma ring flash
ISO 100
F13
1/80s
Hand held
RAW processed in SPP4
Finished off in PictureWindowPro,and PS Elements
Framed in XaraDesignerPro6

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 1, 2010 at 5:38 PM
Hi David,

nice shot the lighting and composition are spot on, and the black background adds to the " arty " feel for me :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on August 2, 2010 at 1:59 AM
Very nice and well composed shot with beautiful lighting. :smile:
Posted by Matt Cole on August 2, 2010 at 3:01 AM
I like the composition here David. The image is perhaps a little too dark on my monitor, but otherwise very effective.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on August 2, 2010 at 3:29 AM
Hi David,

Nicely composed image and i like the black background.

Shaun :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on August 2, 2010 at 5:50 AM
very nice David and well caught looks like it as found something to feed on
Posted by Phil Mclean on August 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM
I'm with Ian on this one David.It does have an arty feel to it.Nice one.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on August 2, 2010 at 5:43 PM
Really nice,love the composition and the detail in the subject,very good David lets have more :jump: :wink: :wavey: