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WINTER MONSTER


WINTER MONSTER
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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: 2003-01-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5000, 28-105 mm, @ ISO 200
Exposure: f/7.6, 1/15 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dipterans (except Hover flies) of Europe-1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-16 6:11
Viewed: 3898
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello my TN friends!
Today in a short moment of my spare time I'd like to present you a true MONSTER!!!

What is that creature - you would ask! Is it from Star Wars? No my friends! It's a fly. But not an usual one. It is a creature appearing on the snow during the winter-time. Well, we don't have that much snow this year so I found one I photographed few years ago.

It's name is Niphadobata, and it belongs to family Tipulidae (crane-flies), order Diptera. It has no wings (it is "apterous") - quite unusual feature as for flies.

I had a great chance to shot this fellow, as my friend Agnieszka was at time doing a PhD devoted to nival fauna (animals that are associated with snow). Usually such creatures you may found when it's around 0 centigrades, clam weather and on relatively fresh snow.

Of course it's not that easy to get a good image of a dark insect on the snow. We took it to laboratory and photographed under a stereomicroscope Nikon SMZ800. The magnification here is ca. 50x.

Well, I hope I've entertained you a bit... and now let's get back to work :-)
Alex99, horia, mikou, livios, scottevers7, delic, jhm, marhowie, extramundi, izler, peter_stoeckl has marked this note useful
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Hejka!
No niezle, niezle! Chociaz troche jednak pozostaje miejsc, ktore zbyt ostre nie sa. Moze wiecej z profilu by sie wyciagnelo, chociaz ten punkt widzenia bardzo mi sie podoba :)
Ciekawa notka, chociaz dodalbym, ze ten gatunek jest bezskrzydly :) Raczej Tipulidae wszyscy kojarza z fruwajacym zwierzem.
I jak powiedziales, wracamy do pracy ;>
Serdecznosci,
Radek

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4072 W: 133 N: 7096] (23735)
  • [2007-02-16 6:58]

Hi Michal.
It is really monster. It is already terrible to me : ))
Great scientific job. Magnification ratio is fantastic. POV and colours are excellent. Shot is composed perfectly too. Note is detailed nicely and very interesting. BRAVO and best wishes.
Alexei.

Hello Michal,

Well done, excllent colors Bg POV DOf perefct details very crisp nicly composed and captured photo well done

TFS Kyle

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2158 W: 224 N: 4749] (16656)
  • [2007-02-16 10:21]

Hi Michal

What an impressive macro work from you!
The magnification level here is most impressive and the details are terrific!
I love all those colors and small textures on the eye.
Very good sharpness considerring many layers of glass the image went through :)
I also liked reading your note...very interesting :)

Cheers and TFS
Horia

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 869 W: 68 N: 1479] (6093)
  • [2007-02-16 14:23]

Hi Michal.
It is a very interesting.Without your notes I unknowability what is that monster.Huge magnification (50x!!) made monster.I'm enjoying colours and sharp details on head,primarily structure eye is wonderful.And long hair too :-)
Great work! Thank you for sharing.
Best greetings Milos

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2150 W: 319 N: 4263] (16942)
  • [2007-02-17 22:34]

Michal, great title, great image.

I like the clean bg.

Besides, great saturation and sharpness.

i love this shot and the detail

Hi Michal,
Amazing what the super magnification shows. Amaxing detail and colors in this quite unique looking fly. Very interesting and well done!
Scott

Very beautiful capture showing fantastic colours and great detail. Wonderful macro shot.
Achim

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  • delic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 440 W: 6 N: 310] (898)
  • [2007-02-19 15:25]

Hello Michal,
That was a good lecture. I'm impressed by the eyes. Well done.
Hakan

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 893 W: 0 N: 507] (1853)
  • [2007-02-20 2:07]

Hello Michal,

I've today again something learned, excellent focus on it subject, lovely contrast colours with the background, I'm enjoying colours and sharp details on head. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

Hi Michal,
Interesting head shot mf.
Nice hairy head detail too.
Great note describing this guy..
A snow fly..most unusual :)
Well done & TFS.

Hi Michal.
Very unusual capture. I did not have idea that such a fly existed, I really enjoyed reading your note. I want one of this microscopes too!!!
Thanks a lot for such an interesting post.
PD: I have just received your email, I will hear it at home today and tell you something.
Best regards, Felipe.

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1387 W: 3 N: 9] (44)
  • [2007-02-22 16:27]

hello Michal
interesting and different insect for me but you are right it looks like a monster. point of view, depth of field, colours and details are great
TFS
regards
izler

Hi Michal,
amazing super macro with surprising details and very pleasant light. Well told interesting notes.
Something new, and special. Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

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