Shore Fly (Ephydridae)

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Description

I took this one last Summer and was amazed at the details present in the wings! The fly is about 4mm in length and I cropped the photo slightly to make the fly more prominent in the comp. I was very conservative in applying noise reduction for preserving some of the crisp details.

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Z9 200mm f4 (1/125 sec at f16, ISO 2500, fill flash with diffuser, manual focus) DeNoise, Levels, Shadows & Highlights, Crop for comp.

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The composition works fine for me, Jim. I do like the detail in the wing. Very well done.

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Very nice, Jim. Great details in the wings and I just love how he positioned himself with legs holding onto both leaves rather than just standing on one leaf. Nicely done!

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Wow !!! The wings and eyes are amazing. Well Done !!!

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Jim: I often find flies hard to shoot and overall pretty ugly but you did really well with this one. Marvelous detail in the wings and eyes as noted and IMO a fine comp. Very well done. .>=))>

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Quite amazing! The lighting is very natural and the detail excellent.