And the award for uks prettiest fly goes to

[macro junkie]

The green sawfly :)
i got some lovely mug shots,im just editing now..il post them up later on.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2615329243_fa9fcb6e57_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2615358513_f016fcf2f1_o.jpg

[Sugarman]

Great shots! #2 is my fav

[orionmystery]

Great shot. Gorgeous bug.

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2616255672_2000e85833_o.jpg

[orionmystery]

LOL..good one....#3 looks like one of those monsters in Final Fantasy :D

[macro junkie]

LOL..good one....#3 looks like one of those monsters in Final Fantasy :D
i want a giraffe bug like in your avatar..:)

[johnkermit1]

SUPER shots MJ. that is a great lookin fly indeed.
i love the mug shot..the mouth parts are similar to the katydid, and grasshoppers eh?

and i think that crazy PP edit, is out of this world (reminds me of Final Fantasy) - what effect is that?

:-)

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2616315614_024e78ac48_o.jpg

[johnkermit1]

look like its missing a section of leg..
nice shot.

[LordV]

Wonderful shots Scott - very pretty colours- love the phart in #3- what did you do that with ?
Brian V.

[macro junkie]

look like its missing a section of leg..
nice shot.
theres a mad story to go with this image

Yesterday i went on a bug hunt..found this lovely green saw fly in a bush.i took some plastic cups with me and i collected it in to the tub..i took it home..put some honey on a leaf them put the cup over the leaf,soon as it started to lick the honey i took the cup off and started shooting...after about 5 shots it flew off..i turned to see which way it went and it flew right in to a spiders web..i didnt want the spider to have it..i was shooting it the swine..lol.hes not eating my subject..
So as the spider grabbed the fly i quickly got a brush in my garden i tore the spiders web with it.because i done this the spider dropped the sawfly..but from what i could tell the spider had stabbed him as it was paralysed . perfect for shooting..lol..jk.all tho i did take 1 or 2 shots while it was paralyzed..lol..any way it thought it was done for after brian and my other mate told me it dont really stand a chance when its been bit..so i left him on a leaf in my garden..The next day(today)i go to take some pics of a grasshopper and to my surprise the sawfly is no longer paralyzed..he let me shooting him for about 5 mins then thought " im off" and it flew away in to the sunset..:)

this was one strong fly!! oh and the spider was as big as my hand..must of been a house spider.

[macro junkie]

Wonderful shots Scott - very pretty colours- love the phart in #3- what did you do that with ?
Brian V.
fractalius plug in

[Jay Lowery]

nice shots, what effect was used on the third shot? looks awesome.

edit: nvm answer is one post up.

[striving]

Cool story, great shots! Love that color. Just awesome. And that postworked shot, looks like fractals. VERY COOL Abstract!!!

[johnkermit1]

interesting story..WOW...what a trooper that fly is.
that spider is huge also (never seen 1 size of my hand...lol - other than tarantula.)

fractalius . . that makes sence...in 3d studio max when using "noise" to make objects seem distorted there is a fractal setting that really makes it look distorted...

cool. i like it a lot.

[macro junkie]

interesting story..WOW...what a trooper that fly is.
that spider is huge also (never seen 1 size of my hand...lol - other than tarantula.)

fractalius . . that makes sence...in 3d studio max when using "noise" to make objects seem distorted there is a fractal setting that really makes it look distorted...

cool. i like it a lot.

ok i was egg-saturated a bit..it was the size of my palm

[johnkermit1]

But still, i dont think we get that size spider here...
i have seen wolfies (no shots though . . no camera, working in the woods... :-( . . . )
that were a couple inches long (1/2 a palm...lol)
i want giant spiders...then i could really get a great mug shot ;)

[macro junkie]

But still, i dont think we get that size spider here...
i have seen wolfies (no shots though . . no camera, working in the woods... :-( . . . )
that were a couple inches long (1/2 a palm...lol)
i want giant spiders...then i could really get a great mug shot ;)
You have the best jumping spiders..you win. :)

[johnkermit1]

:-) this is true...lol
i love our jumpers (and the few large ones i have shot 1/2 inch...)
thanks !

[racketman]

Sawfly is not a fly so doesn't count but lovely insect and good photos.

[Bill Pham]

Scott that is a beauty. i don't blame you one bit. and like the photoshop effect too. cool looking as hell.

Bill

[macro junkie]

Sawfly is not a fly so doesn't count but lovely insect and good photos.
what is it then..likes like saying a jumping spider isnt a spider..if it isnt a fly why has it got a fly in its name..lol

[dpastern]

Wonderful shots Scott - very pretty colours- love the phart in #3- what did you do that with ?
Brian V.

Agreed. Looks a nice plug in, might have to do a bit more research on that one ;)

Dave

[macro junkie]

Agreed. Looks a nice plug in, might have to do a bit more research on that one ;)

Dave
its called fractalius

[Lester Wareham]

Great shots.

[racketman]

what is it then..likes like saying a jumping spider isnt a spider..if it isnt a fly why has it got a fly in its name..lol

same reason a Dragonfly has fly in its name - it flies! Flies are Diptera Sawflies are Hymenoptera, same Order as Bees & Wasps.
One true fly that is a pretty green is Meromyza pratorum so look out for that.

[alliec]

Wonderful shots Scott, have to check out that plugin :-)