Dinner - yellow dung fly

Aynia · Post by **Aynia** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:14 am

I had to push the iso right up to 1600. Quite windy (arghhh), f11, 1/80 sec inbetween gusts. (Olympus e510, 35mm macro)

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:26 am

Nice shot! I love the orangey forehead on these flies (been doing some stacks on one recently).

I'd always assumed they ate dung, not other flies!!

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:58 am

Perhaps the other fly ate dung? Sort of a second stage dung fly.

I always maintain I am a second stage vegetarian, as I eat cows that ate grass!

DaveW

Edit: Just did a search and found this:-

http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/natur ... sp?pic=151

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu May 29, 2008 8:37 am

Very nice photo Aynia. You did a great job with the wind. Perfect focus on the action

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:09 pm

Nice photo indeed. you did very well in those hard conditions. Looks pin-sharp.

Erland

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:05 pm

Well I will chime in with the rest Aynia, really a super job. The color and sharpness are great despite the conditions under which the photograph was taken.

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:19 am

very nice shot,, the body on that large fly kinda resembles that of a robber fly doesnt it ?