Seemed to be some sort of dung fly season ... so thought I'd add one taken a couple of days ago ...
Had been watching / taking pics of this individual when it suddenly took off and returned almost a split second later ... with prey. (these things aren't half quick )
Buried inside fairly thick foliage - hence the 'semi-peeping Tom' cameo look.
20D + Tamron 180 macro + tube ... 1/250, F13
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2100sq crop from 2.3k x 3.5k orig file ... mainly sides cropped 'cos of foliage.
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I don`t know Paul, it looks like these two flies just got married and they had one of those halo portrait pictures taken together. Look how lovingly she is holding her little darling. All joking aside, An incredible photo Paul, lots of great detail, action, and DOF IMO.
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Thx, Doug ... I hadn't considered the 'romantic involvement' aspect before reading your post ... now I'll be even more concerned every time swmbo approaches with that 'special look' in her eyes
It would've been good to get a different angle on the shot - but I couldn't really change my position - and the subject stayed as shown until it flew off ... c'est la vie.
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It would've been good to get a different angle on the shot - but I couldn't really change my position - and the subject stayed as shown until it flew off ... c'est la vie.
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Thx for the comments, Ken- appreciated.
(was unsure of the cols, btw - as couldn't get get a clear light pathway for the flash - so had to col.correct pic - on an uncal'd monitor.)
<< nice to be in the right place at the right time, eh? >>
Sometimes wonder ... in this case, kneeling / lying / crouching on the 'join / interface / edge' of a rough concrete path / waterlogged flower bed and the posted scene happening less than a foot above ground level - only visible thro' a fairly tight 'window'.
As you suggest - a lot of luck involved ... but we have to sometimes engineer situations to help such 'luck' along, methinks - if I'd stayed at home ... I wouldn't have seen it (As with the pics you post when you go walkabout)
.... but ... can certainly see the attractions of stacking sometimes
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(was unsure of the cols, btw - as couldn't get get a clear light pathway for the flash - so had to col.correct pic - on an uncal'd monitor.)
<< nice to be in the right place at the right time, eh? >>
Sometimes wonder ... in this case, kneeling / lying / crouching on the 'join / interface / edge' of a rough concrete path / waterlogged flower bed and the posted scene happening less than a foot above ground level - only visible thro' a fairly tight 'window'.
As you suggest - a lot of luck involved ... but we have to sometimes engineer situations to help such 'luck' along, methinks - if I'd stayed at home ... I wouldn't have seen it (As with the pics you post when you go walkabout)
.... but ... can certainly see the attractions of stacking sometimes
pp
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