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Motif: HOM...My hand with biting deerfly


Posted by Bryan E. Reynolds on Sun Nov 16, 2003 11:05 am

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When I'm out photographing insects and I feel something biting, I don't swat first. I look first and if it's good, I photograph it.
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by Heather Forcier on Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:00 pm
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A true photographer, photograph first, swat later! :D

A neat shot, great detail in the head and those outer space eyes. I am curious how you took the photo when the deerfly was on one of your hands. Did you photograph with one hand?

Cool to see this on the human skin, too, and now I can see why it hurts when they bite - ouch!
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by Bryan E. Reynolds on Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:11 pm
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Heather,

Yup, I held the camera with one hand. Lucky for me the fly landed on the top of my left hand and I was able to hold the camera with my right hand. I used my FM2 camera body which is a little lighter than my F5. However, I have done this with my F5 before. I have big hands and usually have no problems with this.

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:26 pm
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Now that's literally suffering for your art :D . I think that's a Green Bottle Fly BTW but I could be wrong.
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Those eyes are really cool.
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by Ken Cravillion on Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:45 pm
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Wow! Awesome shot.
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by Bryan E. Reynolds on Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:49 pm
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Harvey,

Nope, it's really a deerfly. I allowed it to bite for quite a while as I photographed it at many angles and magnifications. It actually stayed there while I added extension tubes and eventually diopters. All the while, it was sawing into my hand and drinking blood. I had a welt that lasted for about two weeks. I also have shots of Green Bottle Flies that I could post sometime.

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:52 pm
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Bryan E. Reynolds wrote:Harvey,

Nope, it's really a deerfly. I allowed it to bite for quite a while as I photographed it at many angles and magnifications. It actually stayed there while I added extension tubes and eventually diopters. All the while, it was sawing into my hand and drinking blood. I had a welt that lasted for about two weeks. I also have shots of Green Bottle Flies that I could post sometime.

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Well...feel free to post 'em. Of course there has to be a human element for this forum so you'll probably start likng the bites :D
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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:22 pm
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The eyes are so cool, great going !
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