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Scary creature...


Scary creature...
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Copyright: Elroyie David (elroyie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 394 W: 104 N: 1519] (6403)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-10-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF100-400 IS L, Kenko extension tube
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-02-07 10:51
Viewed: 1476
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
If I knew how this creature will look like on the screen I wasn't getting so close to take its picture... :)

Distinguishing features

Order Diptera, Flies, are easily distinguished from other insects because they have only one pair of normal wings. The second pair, just behind the first, is represented by two knobbed organs, the halteres, used to stabilize the body during flight. Most flies have large compound eyes and mouthparts that are modified for piercing, lapping, or sucking fluids.

Robber flies are common, swiftly flying predators, 5-30 mm long. Many have stout, spiny legs, a dense "beard" of bristles on the face, and a depression in the forehead between the compound eyes. Many species are important predators in grassland habitats.

They live in the hot, dry grasslands and shrublands that remain and seem to prefer areas with many flowers, since this is where their favourite prey, small bees and wasps, abound.
carper, willie, PDP, Fisher, extramundi, gerhardt, Callie, sAner, milloup, Luc, rlortie, sandpiper2 has marked this note useful
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To gerhardt: Thank Uelroyie 3 02-10 12:53
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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2005-02-07 11:10]

very good one Eloyie,
I love those macro shots, very good one the details of this one are fantastic, the colours, the light, they are all good, the pof and the dof they are all very good, great job.

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2005-02-07 11:28]

Very good macro Elroyie. Stunning detail Very good work. Nice composition and notes

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-02-07 11:36]

Great portrait of this Robber Fly, yes they are mean ugly looking critters nad very good killers. The quality here is excellent and thanks for the note. Well done Elroyie.

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-02-07 12:01]

Elroyie, an amazing macro. Very detailed and composed. How far from the insect were you using a monster lens and xt.tube.

Mike

Elroyie, Great composition with superb details & excellent DOF with this POV. About as good as it gets! Good note - Well done!!

Great shot of the Robber fly Elroyie.
It looks very scary. Great sharpness, DOF and light.
Very well done.

WOW, this looks clean and aranged for the shot. Did you give it a bath before shooting :DDD ?
Excellent shot, very well controled in all aspects. Good light & shapness with superb brown pallete. Only a little frame missing ;) TFP.

Hi Elroyie
This is super, but sort of cute, not scarry, altough this one packs a whallop of a bite, but it is NOT a spider, so fine to handle. Very good details. No mention of a tripod, which makes this an even better shot.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2005-02-08 4:19]

Belle composition. J'aime bien toute les couleurs ton sur ton de cette photo. Bonne définition avec beaucoups de détails. Merci pour l'envoi et bonne journée.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-02-08 7:02]

Wonderful macro! Razorsharp details. Fantastic composition. This is great. :)

Yet another candidate for a thorough shave ;-))
great capture of this robber fly, excellent details and light, good POV, nice one!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-02-08 23:04]

Critique:
Personal assessment of the photo: an excelent one.
Great visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excelent.
Personal assessment of the note: very educational.
Comment:
An excelent macro, Elroyie. A very good job.
Thanks for sharing this jewel.

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  • Kris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 180 W: 0 N: 129] (1812)
  • [2005-02-09 7:01]

Wow.. it's just perfect!!!
Well done.

Excellent macro job Elroyie. I like the brown on brown tone. Very sharp and crisp. Did you use a tripod?

Nice macro of the robber fly. Excellent composition and DOF. Very sharp.

I did not know the lens could do this in this fashion. WOW! I am amazed at the quality of this capture. Perfect in evey sense.

How many tubes did you use? Which sizes? I am gonna try this combination for sure. ;)

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