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What beautiful eyes you have!

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Posted by Nick Mckeown on July 23, 2012 at 12:52 PM
What beautiful eyes you have!
D7000 105mm f2.8 macro + TC14e iso 250 1/40s at f11 tripod.

Horse Fly, cleg or gad fly (Haematopota pulvialis). These little critters give a really nasty painful bite but they do have lovely eyes!

All C+C warmly welcomed.

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on July 23, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Great stuff, Nick. Sounds like my neighbour's dog. :biggrin: :eek: Superb detail in the large image. Good to see a different subject on here.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 23, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Lovely shot and very nicely photographed, the large is a must see as those eyes look amazing. Top shot, Nick :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Graham Goddard on July 23, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Agreed - great detail and super BG :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on July 24, 2012 at 2:20 AM
Nick

Now that large version is something else, what an impressive image.

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Posted by Neil Burton on July 24, 2012 at 4:28 AM
Hardly my favourite insect, in fact I hate them more than ticks. Beautiful eyes but a deadly bite and a pretty nasty injection too.
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Had a recent encounter with one of those .. and not the photographic kind either! Large version is superb - great details and background.

Dave
Posted by Ian Hay on July 24, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Now I have seen it all, you have made a clegg look good :toast: :toast:

Ian
Posted by Nick Mckeown on July 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM
The poor chap can't help its modus operandi.......it's just nature. As it happens one must have gotten into our bedroom and the missus had her leg out the covers and this thing had a real old feast, her leg was in a hell opf a mess next morning and never felt a thing. Their mouth parts are as sharp as surgeons scalpels, they have a anti-coagulant spit and the mouth is teeming with very nast germs.....but they do have nice eyes!

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by Phil Ellard on July 25, 2012 at 6:53 AM
Really cracking shot :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on July 25, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Everything said about a spot on image :wink:

Bob
Posted by Andy Astbury on July 26, 2012 at 6:31 AM
Cracker Nick :toast: :toast:

It's only the ladies that do the biting - nothings new!
Posted by Paul Whippey on July 26, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Nasty little critters, I was eaten alive by these today..... But as you say, lovely eyes! Cracking photo. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on July 27, 2012 at 2:27 PM
I have several itchy bites from these in recent days but they do make great macro subjects. The light and detail are spot on here.

Matt :toast: