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A Fly at Rest
A Fly at Rest
meyers


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2010-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro MF
Location: Morton Arboretum, IL
Date: Aug 14, 2010
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2010

 Taken with a macro lens, without a tripod, leaning over a hedge. Fortunately for me the fly was content to sit there. He'd look around every so often, but didn't fly away.

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Place: 201 out of 360
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Avg (commenters): 6.0000
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Votes: 117
Comments: 3
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/03/2010 03:54:46 PM
That it is. Nice shot! The colors are epic
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/03/2010 01:52:29 PM
Terrific macro.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 09/03/2010 07:43:11 AM
Nice closeup. I do wish the nearer eye was in the focal plane.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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