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    Alfred Forns
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    Another fly from the Fruit & Spice Park in Miami Sort of liked the posicion and attitude

    Comments welcome and much appreciated

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    Alfred, I like the iridescence you captured on the fly. For some reason you make them look attractive!! Must be the color tones in the BG and plant. Very cool eye!

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    Lovely details - especially in the underparts of the body. Liked the metallic green colours.
    Did you also use a flash Al ?

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    THe yellow FG is drawing my eye away a little. I do love the irridescence of the subject though. It is beautifully ugly. :D

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    I agree with Denise--I've never met a more attractive fly. Beautiful colors and detail. I like how the detail fades away around the legs, causing me to focus on the fly's body and, especially, head.

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    The irridescence on the fly is wonderful - great lighting is such a wonderful thing, isn't it? It's the "eyebrows" that got me, though. What wonderful detail and clarity you manage to get in these images.

    I like that the flower is two tones of yellow but the brighter one does pull my eye away a little. Might just tone it down a notch but still leave it a different color.

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    Hi Kaushik Didn't use flash for this one Have done better color wise on the wings with natural light.

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    Very cool Al. This has a dreamy feel to it that I like alot. I also like that the top of the arched petal is in focus.

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    Love the attitude and like Jules, the eyebrows are spectacular.

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    These flies (the Dolichopodidae-family) are not so nice as they look.
    They are fierce predators and hunts for smaller insects,sometimes luring on floating vegetation.
    But they are beautiful colored with a very typical metal shine and often green eyes.
    I like the shallow DOF and the composition.
    Great image,Al.
    Thomas Herou

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    Alfred,

    I haven't taken a look at your fly images until now due to my distaste of the nasty critters. :) It has been my loss as this is one beautiful photograph. I like the composition with the simple background and the placement and angle of the fly. The soft dreamy like quality is another plus. Well done.
    Last edited by Richard Lovison; 07-07-2009 at 06:01 PM.

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    Hey Al, you're becoming the fly guy. This is really nice, love the DOF and the BG. Good details where needed.

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    Seems a bit like he's saying 'I can see for miles from up here!' Very cool Alfred! Like the comp, the details, and especially the iridescence of the fly.

    Cheers!
    Bruce

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    Simply stunning...the color rendition on Jimmy is off the charts...well done as always...congrats...:cool:

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