Excellent detail, Edward. It looks very noisy, especially in the shadows, for ISO 400, even for the 50D.
Did you by any chance pull the exposure afterward?
Topaze Denoise seems to do a great job for removing noise in that particular camera.
Excellent presentation, Edward! Does anyone know what that little off-white round sac is hanging off his mid-section? I don't think I've ever seen one of those before.
I also wouldn't mind seeing the whites in the base toned down just a little bit.
[quote=Julie Kenward;284889]Excellent presentation, Edward! Does anyone know what that little off-white round sac is hanging off his mid-section? I don't think I've ever seen one of those before.
Hi Jules. The little white thing you refer to is called a "haltere." Flies have only 1 pair of wings (bees and wasps, for example, have 2 pairs of wings). In flies, via evolution, the second set of wings has become reduced to these halteres which act like gyroscopes to stabilize the fly as it maneuvers through the air. Hope this helps. :)
Also, a lot of flies have, over time, become mimics (and very good ones too) of bees and wasps. An easy way to tell which is which is to count the wings.