Just fly away

It was very difficult to macro this fly, so I dazed it a bit and afterwards it flew away. No animals were hurt during this shoot;)
Btw is he sticking his tong out to you?

comments (11)

Ludo Sak

Lion

It's a thick black unicolour fly, Calliphora vicina. Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago

Anneyoungimages

Grizzly Bear

Awesome detail! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Thanks, Anne, though all detail belongs to the fly, I'll enjoy the compliment! Posted 13 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Superb macro Ludo! Posted 13 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Ah... you're sure you didn't hurt the fly? He looks a bit dazzled ;-) Harry says you can also use a bit of glue instead of a newspaper - just kidding! Nice one. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Thax for putting it on the homepage Ferdy, I shot this beauty specially for you;) Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

I did not stack photos (actually I have never done that), yet for enough depth of field I selected f10. I tried F22 but by then the fly was awakening from me sleeping charm;) Posted 13 years ago

Jeroen

Bull Frog

Well you did it Ludo.
Your first extreme macro shot, with a lots of incredible detail's!
I look forward to see more from this stuf in the future.
Posted 13 years ago

gglaeser

Eagle Owl

Well, Ludo, that's a hell of a fly macro! I did a fly myself this afternoon with my reversed lens, but it couldn't compete with your great shot! (I'm glad that I still had the rosebud...) Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Thanks Jeroen and Gernot! I am curious as to what the future brings with your macro shots, njoy the evening. Posted 13 years ago

Joost Thissen

Lion

Nice macro Ludosak. 13sec exposure...what a luxury! Till now I have only taken macro pictures of insects which where ready to fly away. I need to try this way too some time. First kill/daze an insect and then put it in front of my tripod mounted camera. Posted 13 years ago

The Blue Blowfly

"Calliphora vicina" is a member of the family Calliphoridae, which includes blow-flies and bottle flies. These flies are important in the field of forensic entomology. "C. vicina" is currently one of the most entomologically important fly species because of its consistent time of arrival and colonization of the body following death.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Ludo Sak