My first post ...(gulp !!)

[drgreensky]

OK guys I just got my A80 and taking my first few baby steps .

http://www.albumsnaps.com/viewPic.php?viewID=613&photoID=6823

Please.... be gentle :roll:

[Radtech1]

Once I finally found it, nice.

Spetacular colors, very good macro.

All in all, an excellent first post.

Rad

[Scottes]

Please.... be gentle

Well, with a shot like that, I'd find it hard to be gentle.

That was GREAT! I love it.


On the other hand... The image was too big. Huge. Please set it to 500x500 or less. You'll also end up with a better picture, since you have total control over what we see and don't have to hope that the auto-resize does OK. Smaller images can hide some flaws, too, like noise. And you save people from downloading too much.

But keep it up!

[martcol]

That's one I wish I'd taken!

Martin

[Bruce Hamilton]

Nice shot, unfortunately you've got a web page that doesn't allow it to be posted. You need to use URL tags instead of IMG.

[timmyquest]

From a technicle stand point the picture is a gem...but i personlly just dont find house flies all that apealing.

Ya know?

[Scottes]

From a technicle stand point the picture is a gem...but i personlly just dont find house flies all that apealing.

Ya ever try to capture one in a macro like that? Brings a whole new meaning to macro photography. (I'm also not a fan of bugs of any kind, really.)

[timmyquest]

From a technicle stand point the picture is a gem...but i personlly just dont find house flies all that apealing.

Ya ever try to capture one in a macro like that? Brings a whole new meaning to macro photography. (I'm also not a fan of bugs of any kind, really.)

No i'm fully aware of the dificulty here, thats why i said it's a fantastic photograph, just not all that apealing to me.

[Jim]

The antenna, rounded trailing wing edges, segmented body, and legs tend to make me lean toward some sort of very small bee if I was pressed for an identification. Then again, I'm not an entomologist. :)
Beautiful capture, the colors in this shot really work for me.

[drgreensky]

Thx for all the comments you guys ! Ive been trying to get this posted here and (finally) here it is .


http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3014310&outx=600&oq=0.jpg


btw Jim I dont think its a bee nor a house fly , probably one of those live-for-2-days-mate-and-die type flys :)

[martcol]

For me, the real beauty in this shot is the heart of the flower, the colour and detail are just lovely and I like the tight crop. When I shoot this kind of thing I am always tempted to get the whole thing in the shot you know, with the middle of the flower in the middle.... Here it looks like the fly/bee/creepy crawley thing grabbed your attention and looked for a staring role. In the end, the flower is the main star. Looking at this shot has taught me something more about composition.

Thanks

Martin

[mr_clean001]

I have to say that while I agree with not being a fan of bugs typically, the composition of this pic is great. The flower is brilliant and the tight crop works well - the shades of blues and purples in the flower against the warm center are great. Kind of makes me wish I could find such an attractive place to live.