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Jul 12, 2006 14:45 | #1

Hiya all,
Found one spikey nosed green fly??? any ideas anybody, I took dozens of shots & only managed this as best, I put it down to natures auto focus (wind) thats my excuse & I'm sticking to it, well maybe.
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Jul 12, 2006 16:09 | #2

Good shot Mark- it's not a fly but a plant bug (capsid bug)of some kind- beautiful colouring .
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Jul 12, 2006 17:06 | #3

It looks like some sort of stink bug. Nice pic

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Jul 12, 2006 17:17 | #4

Stink bug is right. It's a hawthorn shield bug. If you handle it, it emits foul smelling stuff, hence the alternative name.

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Jul 12, 2006 17:29 | #5

Definitely not a Stink or Shieldbug. Its a Plant bug - possibly Calocoris roseomaculatis. You spotted the focus prefectly on the eyes.

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Jul 13, 2006 01:35 | #7

Hiya To all.
Many thank for all your comments very kind, well it looks as though Brian & RM got the ID as a Capsid Bug correct !
A mate of mine came round last nite & he grows spuds, he looked at it & said "Yur thas one o they thur tateo bugs bain it? theys a bleedy noozence roun yer, did e skeechun" Apologies to all that don't understand S.Devon Dialects.
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Jul 13, 2006 05:56 as a reply to @ bandit 1's post | #8

You can see the differences between this and the hawthorn Shield Bug by taking a look at these images here

http://images.google.co.uk …tf-8&oe=utf-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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Jul 15, 2006 19:30 | #9

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Lovely shot Mark, very very well done. Beautiful colours and pin sharp!

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Jul 16, 2006 02:25 | #10

Hiya Dave,
Thanks for your comments most kind, it is nice when a shot comes out sorta good eh, makes it worth while.
Cheers for now
Mark

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Jul 16, 2006 03:49 | #11

very nice shot Mark.
I would perhaps lighten it up just a tad....
the way i do this is normally add a levels adjustment layer in ps...
adjust the level till its close to being overexposed..... then use the layer opacity slider to fade the levels in and out until I think it looks right...
(you can also do this selectively by picking a colour range)

the added advantage to doing it that way is that if you make a complete mess of it you can just delete the adjustment layer and get the original back

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Jul 16, 2006 07:04 | #12

Hiya Alan,
Thanks for your comments, I'll have a play with Elements & see what comes out in the wash as they say.
Have you got a spare room up there in Cumbernauld ? I need somewhere to hibernate from this damn heat down here, don't where the forecasters get the idea its cooler in this part of the country, my thermometers are reading 86 in the shade.
Cheers for now
Mark hot n sweaty

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Jul 16, 2006 13:27 | #13

Nice shot. Really like how much detail you got in the eyes.

Happy shooting,
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Jul 16, 2006 13:37 | #14

Hiya mplonsky,
Many thanks for your comments, as I said to Dave it makes it all worth while when it comes out alright, but in my case I still think its more luck than judgement.
Cheers for now
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Jul 16, 2006 14:45 as a reply to @ bandit 1's post | #15

bandit 1 wrote:
Hiya Alan,
Thanks for your comments, I'll have a play with Elements & see what comes out in the wash as they say.
Have you got a spare room up there in Cumbernauld ? I need somewhere to hibernate from this damn heat down here, don't where the forecasters get the idea its cooler in this part of the country, my thermometers are reading 86 in the shade.
Cheers for now
Mark hot n sweaty

LOL Mark......... the past 2 days it's been 84 up here so you'll get no respite in my little flat

and today i was at the superbike racing.... so no shade to be had anywhere..... needless to say i'm a little sore and red right now... vmad

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