Pointnose Fly

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Here's one from when the sun was still shining...
Unfortunately it is bitter cold over here and ther's no nice insects around to shoot..

I really like this species of flies because of their pointy nose!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark2N
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 9,0
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Sigma 150mm F2.8 + 20mm ext. tubes
Focal length: 195mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
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[Justin C]

Hi Jeroen,
Very cold here in the UK too, so it's nice to see an image from warmer months. Cracking shot it is too. No nits at all really from me, the fly is a nice size in the frame, bitingly sharp and the image has an eye-catching colour pallette. Very nice.

[David Kennedy]

Great sharpness in the compound eye, the background is wonderful, and the angle of the body to the camera is also very good. I am, however, distracted by the lower left-hand corner. The details in the flower are fighting the details in insect for my attention. That should be rectified fairly easily with some cropping.

Cheers,
David

[Alfred Forns]

Insect is way over the top !!!!! Fantastic detail Would agree with David on tightening the lower left corner

.......................btw we are also freezing here ..... the mercury dipped below fifty !!!!!!

[Maxis Gamez]

What a lovely details and colors you have in this image. The composition also works very well. Excellent work!