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Better known backyard creatures


Better known backyard creatures
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 374 W: 63 N: 1049] (3219)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-02
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-10-05 9:23
Viewed: 334
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Better known backyard creatures:
This is one of the bigger (11 mm) flies in the yard, Mesembrina meridiana (Diptera; Muscidae); it may visit flowers --or dung. Here it sits on wilted Oregano Origanum vulgare flowers. The yellow face and the golden base of the arista help to distinguish the species. The back of the head is not yellow, separating the species from a similar one. I thought first that it was a hover fly, but the vena spuria, characteristic of the whole syrphid family in the wing is lacking (you cannot see this in this picture).

The RAW picture was taken with a macro dual flash and a dipod. The picture was processed in Photoshop (add a wingtip, sharpen, blur flower,enhance contrast, resize). Enjoy!
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2487 W: 132 N: 7075] (22101)
  • [2007-10-05 10:05]

Hello Dietrich,
It's been a while!
Excellent macro of this Muscid fly, allowing us to see a good deal of detail, including the mouth parts and the orange toned inner part of the wings, which I think is diagnostic of the species (though that may be exagerated by the flash).
NIce POV and composition.
Thanks for sharing this and best wishes,
Ivan

Hi Dietrch,
Excellent detail, and DOF. The POV is excellent! I did a WS to complete my critique.
Howard

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 0 N: 1829] (7816)
  • [2007-10-06 5:27]

hallo Dieter,
Eindrücklich die Details dieser Fliege. Das Workshop von Howard hat das "etwas zu Glänzende" Deines Bildes korrigiert, was mich auch ein wenig störte.Ich sehe bei Dir im Garten ist immer etwas los.Ein schönes Wochenende wünscht Dir
Anne

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