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Jun 19, 2006 07:23 |  #1

Having said I could not get near a greenbottle fly- managed it Yesterday :)
Love the colour on this even if it seems mainly blue to me :)
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Jun 19, 2006 07:45 |  #2

Simply stunning!

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Jun 19, 2006 09:32 as a reply to  @ einsteinsauntie's post |  #3

Colour and detail are amazing. Excellent work.

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Jun 19, 2006 09:59 |  #4

amazing detail Brian...
green bottle.............blu​ebottle........... I think the problem is that they get their paintjob done at TVR :)
its that kinda metallic colour that changes with light incidence..

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Jun 19, 2006 14:32 |  #5

Thanks for the comments all :)
Like the paint job comparison Alan :)
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Jun 19, 2006 16:58 |  #6
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Very nice shot Brian, they're amazingly lovely flies to photograph. Over here they seem quite relaxed when sunning themselves.

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Jun 20, 2006 02:20 as a reply to  @ dpastern's post |  #7

dpastern wrote:
Very nice shot Brian, they're amazingly lovely flies to photograph. Over here they seem quite relaxed when sunning themselves.

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Thanks Dave,
I find many bugs totally confusing- one day you can't get within 2 feet of them then the next day they don't seem to mind if you stick a camera up their nose :)
This has happened recently with greenbottle flies and narcissus flies and damselflies- wonder if they get more relaxed after they have mated? :D
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Jun 20, 2006 02:56 |  #8
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Yes, you're definitely right there Brian - except for hoverflies down under in my area. Other insects are flightly one day, homely the next. Like anything in life, it's a matter of being in the right place, and the right time and opening the eyes to notice.

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Jun 20, 2006 10:30 |  #9

Hiya Brian,
What an amazing shot/ colours love that one !!! Nice one Alan like the bit about TVR
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Jun 20, 2006 12:02 |  #10

Yeah I really like this shot, this fly looks like its made for SPEED! If it were a car it would be a Porsche GT2!

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Jun 20, 2006 13:47 as a reply to  @ dpastern's post |  #11

dpastern wrote:
Very nice shot Brian, they're amazingly lovely flies to photograph. Over here they seem quite relaxed when sunning themselves.

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LOL this is gonna sound disgusting but it's what i thought when i read your post......

over here they look relaxed when sitting on a pile of s**t :)

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Jun 20, 2006 13:48 as a reply to  @ thebugster1's post |  #12

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Yeah I really like this shot, this fly looks like its made for SPEED! If it were a car it would be a Porsche GT2!

NAH like i said if it was a car it would be a TVR Sagaris....

something like this (modelled and rendered in lightwave)...it's even got the right eyes :)

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Jun 20, 2006 14:52 |  #13

Amazing shot. Extremely sharp ;)

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Jun 20, 2006 21:43 as a reply to  @ chemicalbro's post |  #14
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chemicalbro wrote:
LOL this is gonna sound disgusting but it's what i thought when i read your post......

over here they look relaxed when sitting on a pile of s**t :)

hahaha! I've never seen them on it. They're always seemingly sunning themselves on a leaf in the warm afternoon sun! No $hit!

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Jun 21, 2006 01:10 |  #15

Thanks Bugster- Love the car Alan :)
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