lightpainter Posted July 23, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) no, this is not a follow-up to old Greek tragedies, although it goes with the art of theatre; this fly that belongs to the family of "Syrphidae" pretends it's dangerous (I think it is a Myiatropa florea); when I bugged it in the process of taking this shot, it hovered next to my face with a threatening noise, trying desperately to make me think it was a hornet or at least a wasp; M8, 90 Macro with adapter, handheld; btw, the wings look overdone with USM, but in fact already the RAW looked like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Hi lightpainter, Take a look here Syrphida on Echinacea. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted July 23, 2008 Share #2 Posted July 23, 2008 Heiner - Fabulous photo with excellent angle, composition, light, color and detail. Interesting narrative, too. And the wings look exactly as I recall seeing them in the wild. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightpainter Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted July 23, 2008 thanks, Stuart, for your encouraging comment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_marc Posted August 1, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 1, 2008 Lovely photo, a pity that the flower loses its sheen. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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