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I've seen many macros of flies but never at the precise moment when their tongue is out. Superb capture. The eyes are stunning.....very sharp. The lighting gives the whole pic a creepy, dramatic feeling, which adds to the whole essence.
Great potential here, but a bit too contrasty for me and you've got a fair bit of noise in the shadows on the right - at 100 ISO??
...and here's my caption for that amazing photo(!)... The star captain eased his vessel down onto the planet... it was their last hope... they were nearly out of fuel... but surely, he had reasoned, a planet capable of building such perfect domes would have developed some equally incredible fuel substitute. The ship settled into the dust, and a group departed, including the captain, his first mate, a translator, and a diplomat... they approached one of the huge domes, and, finding no entrance, pounded heavilly on the plastic like surface. Suddenly, as if in response, the huge black ball uncurled... it was alive !! An enormous probascus emerged, sensing the alien intruders, enjoyed a quick snack. sorry... I couldnt resist
Holy c#&p! What a great shot! How the heck do you sweet-talk those blighters to stand still in just the right spot? I imagine you flipped him the bird, which prompted the stuck-out tongue in reply, but come clean: You've superglued his feet to the stage, haven't you!
Well, I don't wanna divulge all my super-secret techniques, but for this one I used part of a banana.
That's possible as the shot was actually a lot more under-exposed than what you see here. Actually, it was so dark I almost deleted it in camera, but I figured I'd see what I could do with it in post.
Fair enough. Don't get me wrong, it's a great shot and I'm very jealous - I just don't have the patience, skill or equipment for that level of macro.
On her ass for sure ;-) in (Québecois) french an anoying person is dubbed "mouche à marde" (loosely translates to "shit fly") Jean
* Annika1980 is quoted & my replies are inline below : Nice. At first I thought I would have preferred more lighting on it, but since it does look quite bizarre and alien the darker treatment does seem to suit it. Not sure if that was intentional or not, but comes out all right.
When did I say that? Don't worry, I won't expect a response so let's save some time and move on. Otherwise, you'll just keep claiming I said it, I'll keep asking for links, and you'll say something like, "Look it up yourself." We've played this game too many times before.
No, you were just thinking of "Helen" that made that claim. Only when he starts believing himself. Yes, I must say that "Helen" is quite the character. I think you owe Bret an apology since his sock machine malfunctioned briefly. Rita
Again you misquote a person. I said I was moving on: "I've endured vicious attacks by many of you. But this will cease because frankly I've had it. It's no wonder that Bret has moved on and I will do the same." And I have done this. I have moved on to better things, and there has been a decline in my posts. Helen
Misquote or not, the idea and the goal is the same whether it came directly from Bret or one of his socks. OK "Helen" I think you are misrepresenting your original quote because I can still see you posting here. I know that you are such a sweet "woman" that you wouldn't want us to think you are lying again? Rita
