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Musca Domestica (Shadow Dancing)


Musca Domestica (Shadow Dancing)
Photo Information
Copyright: sm wa (swallace) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 8 N: 303] (2059)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-17
Categories: Macro
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-04-17 12:28
Viewed: 769
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Musca Domestica, also known as the common housefly. These little guys were all around this morning, so I decided to try and capture some macros of them. I finally picked this one because of the well defined shadow of the fly.

Post-processed in PSP 8.0: color balance, fade correction, clarify, adjusted Saturation and Hue, USM, and added a frame.
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  • Great 
  • Riz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 31 N: 100] (523)
  • [2004-04-17 12:35]

I'm putting this in my insect theme well captured you must have been fast these guys are quick Great work!

  • Great 
  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2004-04-17 12:44]
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How did you get this insect so very well captured !
I think, that was not an easy job.
Great, Stephen !

Amazing macro pict, well done, nice work, my only concern is about the fly beeing a bit too centered

  • Great 
  • rsimas (100)
  • [2004-04-17 12:59]
  • [2]

Muito boa macro

A horrible insect but a great macro shot!
The shadow is great and so is the textured surface.
Very well done!

  • Great 
  • flip89 Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 47 W: 0 N: 120] (584)
  • [2004-04-17 13:16]
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That is amazing ... even the tiniest detail of the table surface is captured so well ... and as you said, the shadow is very well defined. Good post processing too!

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  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 946 W: 120 N: 59] (262)
  • [2004-04-17 13:52]

Really really great Stephen. You are right about the shadow. It is really nice and well defined. I like the structure of whatever it is standing on, as well as the colour of it. Very nice :)

I never thought I'd associate the word "elegant" with a shot of a housefly, but it's exactly what comes to my mind when I look at the way you present it here, Stephen. Great detail in the insect, and the shadow is indeed wonderful, too. Excellent PP as usual. Very well done.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 258 W: 0 N: 97] (531)
  • [2004-04-18 3:31]

How did you get this insect so very well captured Stephen, the shadow is great and so is the textured surface, good job.

Very nice macro Stephen, I like the shadow and the texture of the surface that the fly is standing on.

  • Great 
  • lost Gold Star Critiquer [C: 104 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2004-04-22 8:44]

Fantastic macro..well captured..like it a lot...

how close did you get to the subject. Won't it fly away? I like the colors a lot. Great details too.

Magnifica, uma Fabulosa macro, parabens

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