St Mac's fly (Bibio marci)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held, Canon 5d Mk II
Canon 180mm macro
ISO 200
1/200 sec f13
Fill in flash
All C&C welcome.

These flies appear in huge numbers around St Marc's day 25 March though this was taken 21 March. By the 25 my macro lens had died - needs new USM and diaphragm! Hopefully I will get it back in time to get some shots of orange tip butterflies.

[John Mack]

Nice light on the bug really like the diagonal blade of grass it is on.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Jonathan,
I like the contrast of the black fly on the greens - stands out very well. Nice details and diagonals in the image. well done.
Allen

[Steve Maxson]

Very good sharpness within your DOF, nice use of the fill flash, and I like the diagonals of the comp! Very well done!