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Balancing Act
© ryzst
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Uploaded: 09/21/07 3:38 AM GMT
Balancing Act
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Who doesn't like flies....besides me?
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That's one of your best yet Russ!
The colors and the clarity are magnificant! I can't imagine how you got that close to that guy. They are usually flighty as heck!
Nice job man!!
The colors and the clarity are magnificant! I can't imagine how you got that close to that guy. They are usually flighty as heck!
Nice job man!!
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I don't like flies but that is one amazing shot!
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Thanks everyone. I can't stand the things, but they are interesting from a design standpoint. This was shot at night, lit with my D80's built-in flash. I find them with a flashlight and then approach slowly. They seem less prone to fly away at night - it's probably an instinct to avoid flying into a spider's web in the dark. And BossCamper, the apparent dent is just refraction from the compound eye.
If anyone's interested, this was shot as a RAW file and sharpened in Photoshop CS using Smart Sharpen on the Lightness Channel after converting it to Lab Color. After resizing & converting it back to the RGB color space, I saved and uploaded it as a PNG file.
If anyone's interested, this was shot as a RAW file and sharpened in Photoshop CS using Smart Sharpen on the Lightness Channel after converting it to Lab Color. After resizing & converting it back to the RGB color space, I saved and uploaded it as a PNG file.
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Sic transit gloria mundi
Personally, I loathe these kind of shots but I couldn't pass up the chance to tell you just how spectacular this macro shot really is. I've never seen such amazing detail & color in my life, I'd swear I'm there ! I just popped over from the VB in disbelief but I had to tell you.
Bravo.
Bravo.
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I've got amnesia & deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before ! ......CLICK TO SAVE LIVES !
.......MY GALLERY
I like your sharpening technique and it works well when you're trying to avoid color halos...
I never realized how hairy they were...yikes..that's it for me. I'm outta here!!
I never realized how hairy they were...yikes..that's it for me. I'm outta here!!
♫ :)PJ ♪
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"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web." Pablo Picasso
That is a really impressive shot, I love the refraction in it's eye. I especially like how you've managed to turn something 'disgusting' into something - well, not!
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holy macro.insane picture.great colors lots of contrast.
very nice capture.
very nice capture.
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I like em , good shot .
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....Dreamstime..... Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
Big stock photo
Oh my!!! great details :O This is the greatest macro of a fly that I have ever seen!I hate flies, but the photo is FANTASTIC!!!! Superb shot!
Alexxandra.
Alexxandra.
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This is one stunning macro Russ. I too hate flies... especially when the don't stop buzzing around when you are having a BBQ. Ggggrrrr....
But that doesn´t make this photo any less amazing. I really like the way you can see all the details of this buster.