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Fly-ing A single 1 second exposure using a flash in strobe mode at 25Hz making an exposure every 0.04 seconds. :)<br /> <br /> The Fruit fly has a wing beat of 250Hz and a flight speed of 200-300mm/sec<br /> <br /> These setting caught every step in a complete series of wing-beats (in 6 flashes)... :) It was some tough maths to get right!<br /> <br /> :) Drosophila melanogaster,Geotagged,India,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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A single 1 second exposure using a flash in strobe mode at 25Hz making an exposure every 0.04 seconds. :)

The Fruit fly has a wing beat of 250Hz and a flight speed of 200-300mm/sec

These setting caught every step in a complete series of wing-beats (in 6 flashes)... :) It was some tough maths to get right!

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    Crazy stuff! Very good, cheers* Posted 9 years ago
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      Thanks... it is a test shot for a series of images I am doing of insects in flight... :) Stay tuned :) Posted 9 years ago
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        ps, they are 2 mm long! Posted 9 years ago
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          Yes, drosophila are quite tiny tiny small ;) I will stay tuned, for sure! This is hardcore stuff! Cheers, JohnR, see you soon ;) Posted 9 years ago
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    Clever stuff. I like it :)

    Dave     Posted 9 years ago
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      JohnR
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      Thanks... It was the test shoot... we have now nailed down the settings and are getting better...

      Dragon flies, butterflies, bees and other insects are next! :)       Posted 9 years ago
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        Can't wait! Posted 9 years ago
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        Dragonfly, dragon, DRAGON!

        Dave         Posted 9 years ago
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    Mark Ridgway
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    I'm tuned.. :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Common Fruit Fly

"Drosophila melanogaster" is a species of fly. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Starting from Charles W. Woodworth, this species is a model organism that is widely used for biological research in studies of genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis and life history evolution.

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Uploaded Apr 15, 2016. Captured Apr 15, 2016 16:07 in IBM India Pvt Ltd D3 Block, Vittal Mallya Rd, KG Halli, D Souza Layout, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/16.0
  • 1s
  • ISO200
  • 105mm