nephiliim wrote:Looks like someone tried to crossbreed a bumblebee with a dragonfly.

Great shot man.

All the best,

Tom B

Thanks Tom, I thought the same thing.

nzmacro wrote:Now thats unusual. Very neat Rick. Well done and a sharp shot as well.

Danny.

Thanks Danny, I aways appreciate your very kind words. I would like to find this one again.

Fantastic work Craig, very impressive. Love the colors on both, sorry I cant help with the I.D.

I have never seen one with Green eyes, specially one that was upset with me for interrupting him, hope you like.

hidden.forms wrote:Wonderful capture, what has it got for its meal? love those eyes

Thanks Craig, I always appreciate your kind words. I'm not sure what kind it is, but I'm leaning toward some kind of Fly.

Excellent colors on this one, very sharp.

MacroMike wrote:Hello Rick.

Nice capture with sharp detail where it counts. Too bad the BG wasn't close enough to be illuminated by the flash.

Thanks very much Michael, true, the BG was a good ten feet away. Thanks again as always.

nzmacro wrote:Yeah that is quite a small subject for a robber fly to go after. Sharp selective focus on those gorgeous coloured eyes. Very nice work and result. Nice ratio Rick

Danny.

Thank you very much Danny. I always appreciate your very kind words, very much.

Beautiful shot, what kind is it? oh a small suggestion perhaps, on my monitor, it appears that the subject is blending in to the shadow around the eyes, just a thought.

biawak wrote:Nice, Rick. Now we know they also take small prey.

Thank you very much, I too, did not know they would go after something this small.

I spotted this yesterday, he actually posed like this, hope you like.

I get tied up in other areas. Thats my excuse and I'm sticking with it :D :wink: This is outstanding Rick. The eyes are wonderfully sharp and you selective focus could not be better. Excellent work and an excellent image. Top macro Rick :wink: Danny. Thanks very much Danny, I truly appreciate your ...

MikeBinOKlahoma wrote:Eureka! I've found the Mother Lode!

Well-captured. (I also like the "Precious" comment).

Thanks Mike, I can just picture him with a little Pick and a Miners Hat. Thanks again.

Fantastic Shots, very sharp, Gotta love that Sigma 150 Macro.

nephiliim wrote:precious... my precious

we will not let them take us precious



Nice shot here Rick. The purple in the BG really draws attention to the fly. Good job

All the best,

Tom

Thanks Tom, a very good comparison, he does look a little obsessed with his Pollen.