The Fly:

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited May 14, 2008 in Holy Macro
Was watching a bluebottle/green(?)bottle on the Lily of the valley and the alyssum and managed a few shots of it.


Here it is sampling the finest nectar on the alyssum (do flies eat nectar? I guess they do cos it would be sweet)...



fly01.jpg




Then it flew onto the Lily of the Valley and posed there in the afternoon sun:


Me and My Shadow....


shadow.jpg



And the close up with the extension tubes added (31mm and 21mm)


fly02.jpg







Paul.


Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





Comments

  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    I'm still not gonna be your friend anymore Paul !!! :D

    Again, that last shot is fantastic. I'm still going to post mine as I'm proud of my first attempt.. hehe :)
    Ian Clark
    My Smugmug gallery

  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Hahaha... rolleyes1.gifwings.gif


    Go for it Ian.

    I wanna see you amaze me too!


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Hahaha... rolleyes1.gifwings.gif


    Go for it Ian.

    I wanna see you amaze me too!


    Paul.

    Those are great shots Paul and the flowers turned out well too. Well done.
    Regards
    Bob
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Thank you Bob.



    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Hahaha... rolleyes1.gifwings.gif


    Go for it Ian.

    I wanna see you amaze me too!


    Paul.


    Laughing.gif I posted my attempts in Holy macro too. Your words of wisdom would be appreciated.. heh. I think I need to arrange a beer for you and a lesson off you :D
    Ian Clark
    My Smugmug gallery

  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Grief m8, theres better than I by far.. lol


    Thanks anyway. Karma nexrt time in DF for you!


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Was watching a bluebottle/green(?)bottle on the Lily of the valley and the alyssum and managed a few shots of it.

    Here it is sampling the finest nectar on the alyssum (do flies eat nectar? I guess they do cos it would be sweet)...

    Then it flew onto the Lily of the Valley and posed there in the afternoon sun:

    Me and My Shadow....

    And the close up with the extension tubes added (31mm and 21mm)

    Paul.

    Hey there Paul, that certainly is a very colourful fly.
    Nice work thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2008
    Lovely series Paul.
    Brian V.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2008
    Thanks Maxine & Brian.

    First one is a tad soft, but I'm quite pleased with the last one.


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





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