Myopa buccata

[ChrisA]

Myopa buccata - a Thick-headed fly. Although I like to think of them as bearded flies.

Both taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm lens. ISO 160 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash (with my new diffuser setup - robbed from others ideas ).

This one up close (about x3 mag on the lens).

and this one slightly further out at around 2x.

TFL

 

[RJL2005]

First one's a killer shot, nice job!

 

[ChrisA]

Thanks Rhod

 

[Cliffsh]

Very weird looking but great detailed shots

 

[ChrisA]

Thank you Cliff.

 

[Mmarques]

Great shot!! Got a pic of your set up?

 

[ChrisA]

Hi Marco -

Thanks for the comment.

Currently looks like this (taken after some rain) -from ideas grabbed from several people, Alliec/AboveLifeSize,Steb,Rob,Kurt and others. This article on my site about the setup and where I got the current stuff ideas from (links to others etc).

Now velcro'd the top on.

 

[tman]

Excellent work Chris

 

[ChrisA]

Cheers Tony. On an crop sensor too.

 

[tman]

I know
I will work it out

 

[damage]

Great work Chris

 

[IanClark]

Superb detail. Odd looking fly but fantastic detail.