Small Gray fly

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This was on my deck this morning, so I got real low and personal with him. The family thought I had a heart attack because I was laying down on the deck :wink:

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Hi Doug,

even if it is tempting to get a quick image, I always try to avoid images like the second one. Reason: the internet is full of images showing all sorts of insects, ducks, squirrels from above ;-) The first one is sooooo much better (perspective wise) because it shows more of the insects “personality”, so kudos on the first.

The above is all IMO hehe :)

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You know Sven is right. I am guilty of shooting above a subject myself. Although I do at times I do try to get eye level with my subjects. It does make for a much more interesting photograph. Howeve sometimes you have no choice, like when shooting in poison ivy, briars, cow pastures and such. :lol: Great images though, like Sven I like the first one. :D
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I know you guys are 100% right. Me being a Noob at macro, I am very very very excited by the way the first shot came out. I actually owe you people the credit for how it came out. I took the other shot because the wings are beautiful and I did not think I would be able to get an ID on the subject by the first perspective So, the first shot is the artist in me and the second shot is for the scientist in me. :D
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Ken Ramos wrote:Howeve sometimes you have no choice, like when shooting in poison ivy, briars, cow pastures and such.
...or when you are shooting through the microscope :lol:

Great shot Doug. I'd love to know how these guys stay still for long enough to take such photos. Cool morning maybe?
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It was a cool & damp morning here. Raining and around 52*F. Thank you all for your comments. Crocoite, I saw a show on the nature Channel and they showed a town called Hobart. I want to see some Pictures of those giant ants & the "Jack Jumpers" :lol:
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Beetleman wrote:Crocoite, I saw a show on the nature Channel and they showed a town called Hobart. I want to see some Pictures of those giant ants & the "Jack Jumpers" :lol:
Hi Doug

The "giant ants" are known as inchmen or bullants. They are (funnily enough) about an inch long. The jack jumpers are nasty pieces of work. Very aggressive and many people are allergic to their bites. In the bush, you usually don't know about them until you've just stood in the middle of one of their nests! :o I'm not sure how close I want to get to either of them to photograph them. Maybe if I find a dead one :wink:

By the way, Hobart is the capital of Tasmania and is where I work (I live out a bit though - in the bush - where there are lots of [arrrggghhh] ants).
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Hi y'all, :D
even if it is tempting to get a quick image, I always try to avoid images like the second one. Reason: the internet is full of images showing all sorts of insects, ducks, squirrels from above.
For the most part, I agree with Sven. However, I still think there is a place for the overhead view. I may start photographing an insect from overhead then start working my compositions around to more *autistic*...er, I mean...*artistic* views. :D I will use the overhead images for specimen records. You will find some of my images posted at BugGuide.Net where they're used to help identify insects. Once I start pushing that shutter release, it's hard to get me stopped :!: :shock: :D

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