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over the cat food


over the cat food
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Copyright: Michal Grabowski (cedryk) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 967 W: 50 N: 1722] (5270)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-29
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 400D, Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro, @ ISO 100, extension ring 21mm
Exposure: f/22, 1/160 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Metallic wonders of nature 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-07-29 4:04
Viewed: 4247
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Dear Friends,
Nowadays rarely I have time and occasion to visit TN, but of course that doesn't mean I also stopped taking photos! Now I have some vacation... well, not quite. I sit at home and watch flat renovation. Not really exciting time. Just today I adopted my old ring flash to the Sigma 70 mm macro lens and did some experiments. And here it is a greenbottle fly that came through the open window to get some of my cat's food.

Greenbottle fly (Lucillia sp.)
Family: Calliphoridae

These flies are very common in Europe, found most often flying among animal corpses or excrements on which their larvae feed.

An interesting thing is that flies of this genus are also very important in medicine. They are used in the so called "maggot therapy" of people or animals. The purpose of this therapy is a selective cleaning out only the necrotic tissue within a wound, disinfection, and promotion of wound healing.

"Cat Food" is a title of a song from the album "In the wake of Poseidon" made in 1970 by one of my favourite bands, King Crimson.

I wish you a nice vacation, TN friends!
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Hallo Michal
Extraordinary detail captured on this Greenbottle fly. Wonderful metallic colours, not only on the thorax but on the body as well. A great macro with super focus and clarity. I like the "close to the face" composition. Thanks for sharing this beautiful "pest" with its huge red eyes.
Best regards.
Anna

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 806 W: 0 N: 4092] (22535)
  • [2009-07-29 4:56]

Very good colors and details!

Hello Michal,

Excellent macro shot of Greenbottle fly! The colors and textures on teh body of the fly are simply vivid especially thorax and abdomen. The red eyes are just striking. Great details with wonderful sharpness and nice POV. Well done!

Thanks for sharing!

regards,
Paras Bhalla

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 837 W: 58 N: 2084] (11033)
  • [2009-07-29 7:07]

Michal,
Great macro....very sharp, colors is wonderful. Congratulation!
Horia

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 497 W: 111 N: 1535] (9539)
  • [2009-07-29 7:09]

Witaj Michale,
Wiele widzialem macro tej muchy ale Twoje jest jedno z najlepszych. Perfekcyjne ustawienia ekspozycji, i doskonaly wynik.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

Hi Michal,

good ol'e Michal, doing it again. Absolutely superb this bottle fly picture. The flash and f/22 did wonders.

Have a nice vacation too and come back to TN soon.
best regards
Dietrich

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5137 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
  • [2009-07-29 10:31]

Hello Michal,
Good to see you back. Exceptional photo of this fly. Impressive clear and well saturated colours in excellent sharp details. Fantastic POV, DOF and composition. I don't know if you like smileys now, but you deserve more than two points for this photo.
Regards,
Peter

Fantastic macro-shot of the Greenbottle Fly! :-) sharpness and details are excellent, love the big red eyes, the hair and the
green-metallic colors. superb job & hope it left some food for the cat, thor.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2009-07-30 0:18]

Czesc Michal!

Prawdziwy twardziel zrobi super makro nawet w czasie remontu :-) Wyszlo swietnie. Mucha nie jest przeswietlona, szczegoly pieknie widoczne no i rewelacyjna ostrosc. Ciekawa notka - widzialem kiedys film o zastosowaniu larw muchowek w medycynie - niezly hardkor :-) Mam nadzieje, ze mimo ciezkich warunkow bedziesz sie czasem pojawial na TN.

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