Green Bottlefly

Posted by Harvey Edelman on Thu Oct 09, 2003 7:40 am

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They have a nasty looking stinger too!
Canon EOS 1D
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Canon Speedlight 550EX
Canon 180mm. Macro Lens
Sigma 2X TC
ISO 400
Aperature Priority
Spot Metered off the Fly -1/3
High speed Sync -1
F7.0 @ 1/1250 Sec.

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by Michael Brown on Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:13 am

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Love that "neon" look within parts of the body Harvey and the detail looks fine where needed. Would be nice with a tad more DOF, but still, nice!
The depth shown blends nicely as it leads away from the fly.
Some may suggest to get rid of some of the empty space up top but I just can't make up my mind on that one.
Regardless, I like it fine as is!!!

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by Bob Ettinger on Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:08 am

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Harvey,

Now I know why they hurt when they sting.

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by Tim Grams on Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:12 am

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Interesting colors on the abdomen. The green leaf compliments the colors of the fly nicely.

OK, here's some trivia that may cause your eyes to roll. This is a true fly, in the order Diptera. All of the common names of true flies have the noun "fly" as a separate word. The correct spelling for this would be Green Bottle Fly. Other flying insect have names such as butterfly, stonefly, mayfly, etc, with the "fly" as just another syllabus in the word.

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by Bart Breet on Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:58 am

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Great shot Harvey, love those irridescent colors!

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by Bill Keown on Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:23 am

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Nice DOF and detail. Another nicely done fly harvey.

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by stevebein on Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:27 am

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Well done, irridescent colors, as much DOF as F7 can make it. I asume you handheld, but not sure. THe fly shots lately have been amazing. This is excellent and the leaf really shows off the fly.

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by T Williams on Thu Oct 09, 2003 7:06 pm

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Well done, Harvey! Colors and sharpness are excellent.

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by Laura Stiefel on Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:38 pm

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Love the iridescence!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:30 am

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Superb shot Harvey, great detail and amazing colours.

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by NDCheryl on Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:11 am