Are flies ugly? Opinions probably vary, but I think they are not the most handsome fellas. Here’s one up close that landed on the lovely small white flowers of a viburnum plant. Interesting contrast, huh! I shot this at f/8 and cropped the original to zoom in on the fly and the flower a bit.
Taking a photograph of something ugly. What was I thinking 😉
Cheers, Johan 🙂
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Good shot, I just cant get the blighters to sit long enough!
got lucky and patience helps 🙂
Fantastic,well done.
fantastic shot , great detail
Thank you Pati!
Wooow love the detail
I say no, they are fascinating and particularly so in a great closeup like this. Hover flies even transcend to elegant for me, such cool bugs (I know this isn’t one heh).
Agreed, there’s beauty in everything 🙂 Hoverflies are on my “hit list” as well!
Lovely macro Johan, although that fly has gotten in the way of the lovely flower :p
what have you been drinking? What fly?
One of the pluses of the Nikon D3x…fantastic detail. But you are the “capturer” so to you goes the credit.
the camera does help a bit 🙂
Outstanding! I’m trying to learn macro photography but find myself getting lost in the technique and forgetting the basics. This picture is the reverse. Composition is king.
Thanks Mark!
This is why I love macro 🙂
Thanks Andrew!
Agreed, there is definitely a certain beauty to almost everything. I like shooting macro shots of insects just to see how completely different they are when the details can be seen!
Good shot! What lens did u use? How far were you from the flower?
Hi Gian,
This was taken with a 105mm macro ….. very close … guess about 5 cm.
Cheers, Johan
Awesome, big fan of macro here.
They might have a bad reputation but I don’t think they are ugly but in general there are not many animals I would call ugly. That’s not a nice thing to say to any being.
Glad you like it 🙂 you are right about the “ugly”. Don’t think they are ugly. They are not handsome, but have a certain beauty to them if you look good enough ( which is the case for most things ).
hij is scherp!!! Wat een vies beest eigenlijk hè? Maar echt waar superprentje!
Best lastig om zo’n klein beestie scherp te krijgen. Maar gelukt. Tnx Daan!
Johan, this is absolutely beautiful. WOW
So you like flies 🙂 thanks, Gary!
Love flies, bugs. insects…Oh yes.