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A Fly

by David Featherbe

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted May 19, 2011121 views5 comments
EOS 1D Mk4 EF300mm f/4 IS USM. Iso 640 f/10 @ 1/125 sec.
Erring on the side of caution, I decided to call this one a fly!
I don’t suppose anybody out there can id it?

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Phil Ellard on May 19, 2011 at 6:42 AM
It is definately a fly, a like the simple composition of this, very nice :toast:
Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments
Comment posted by Neil Burton on May 19, 2011 at 7:34 AM
Looks like a fly. ;) Nice job.
Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM
Nice image all around. I'm going to guess that it is a Biting stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans. But that is only a guess after looking through my guide. The thing that I am basing that upon mostly is the light color patch at the base of the wing. It is a fly without any doubt.
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Comment posted by PhilH on May 20, 2011 at 2:51 AM
Blowfly sp. quite like the comp here...

Phil
Registered on December 31, 2004, 51 Posts, 281 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Haskell on May 29, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Hi David

Enjoy the composition. You have some nice space around the subject too. I also like the curve of the branch.

Ian
Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments