Fly

A common housefly is my subject for practicing my macro photography as I am new to the field.

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TristanV

Lion

Finally got a new camera and an awesome macro lens to go with it! So I got out to use it and this is one of my first shots. Can't wait to use it more as I am pleased with its work. Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Impressed with the accuracy of the focus given the equipment is new to you! May it be the start of a great series and fun hobby. Which lens did you get? Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. TristanV
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks! And I picked up a canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Sounds great! I'm using a comparable lens, a 105mm f/2.8, albeit a Nikkor. Posted 10 years ago
    2. 1. morpheme
        
        Lion
        
        Check out your local used dealer and if you see an old 55mm micro Nikkor, scoop it up. It will only be manual focus, but it will be cheap and totally brilliant. Pretty much all but a few of my macros were done with one that I got for $55 USD Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

The Housefly

The housefly , ''Musca domestica'', is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world. It is the most common fly species found in habitations. Adult insects are grey to black with four dark longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, and the slightly larger female has these set further apart than the male.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by TristanV