Bee Fly

Posted by wtracyparnell on Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:31 am

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Very pleased to see these the other day and have a chance to photograph them. The species is Lepidophora lutea.

D7000, Sigma 150, f9 @ 1/250 ISO 200, SB-R200, handheld.

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by Jonc on Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:52 pm

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V.nice capture/ great detail

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by Vasanthi Balson on Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:27 pm

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Lovely image!

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by Bill Whala on Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:52 pm

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Incredible detail. Great image, Tracy!!

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:11 pm

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Excellent detail and angle on the fly and perch - looks great.

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by jerryb on Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:16 pm

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Cool hunched position of the fly.

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by PaiR on Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:27 pm

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Tracy, at first sight, I thought this might be a large mosquito !!. Love the pollen laden body of the Bee Fly !! Flash use is just perfect.

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by kevinfeenstra on Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:43 pm

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Hi Tracy:

Great Image! Love the pollen covered snout of this one. Very cool.

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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:35 am

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Hi

A super shot of this wee one - nice comp and good flash usage

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by Blck-shouldered Kite on Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:05 am

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Wow!

This is such an exciting shot!

E.J. is high on the Sigma 150. I can see why. And with image stabilization too. I hope I take up macro again soon and when I do, I am quite sure it will be with the Sigma 150.

Close-up has come so very far from back in the 70's-80's film days:

1. Large mpx for cropping
2. Clean, high ISO's for backgrounds that do not look like they were taken in the cellar.
3. Instant results.
4. Stabilization.

Thanks for the scientific name. I photographed a similar or identical fly along the St. John River, Maine, back in the 70's. It's an odd looking creature. At the time, I could not identify it and fantasized that it had not yet been cataloged. Mine was a very poor image: handheld, no flash, done with Echtachrome.

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by wtracyparnell on Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:52 am

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Blck-shouldered Kite wrote:Wow!

This is such an exciting shot!

E.J. is high on the Sigma 150. I can see why. And with image stabilization too. I hope I take up macro again soon and when I do, I am quite sure it will be with the Sigma 150.

Close-up has come so very far from back in the 70's-80's film days:

1. Large mpx for cropping
2. Clean, high ISO's for backgrounds that do not look like they were taken in the cellar.
3. Instant results.
4. Stabilization.

Thanks for the scientific name. I photographed a similar or identical fly along the St. John River, Maine, back in the 70's. It's an odd looking creature. At the time, I could not identify it and fantasized that it had not yet been cataloged. Mine was a very poor image: handheld, no flash, done with Echtachrome.

You have done extraordinary work here! Along with others here…..You inspire me, thank you

robert king
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Robert,

Thanks for your very kind comments.
The Sigma 150 is a great lens and I'm sure you will love it if you get one. I am using the non-OS version which is cheaper and lighter. Photography certainly has come a long way with the advent of digital. I am an old slide shooter and it is amazing what you can do today.

Thanks Again!