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Robber Fly (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae)
Robber Fly (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2009 - CHALLENGES
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: on the firetrail
Date: May 15, 2009
Aperture: f8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: May 30, 2009

 when i saw this robberfly buzzing around i was pretty surprised .. i didnt think i'd see any more of them till spring/summer ..

thanks everyone for your votes and comments .. this scored way more than i was expecting .. he's not that attractive for a robberfly .. probably coz he's way past his use by date .. !! :)

promise he'll be the last robberfly i'll put in dpc for a long time ...!!..:)


Statistics
Place: 17 out of 434
Avg (all users): 6.5956
Avg (commenters): 8.4167
Avg (participants): 6.6465
Avg (non-participants): 6.4595
Views since voting: 1843
Views during voting: 278
Votes: 136
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/08/2009 11:27:11 AM
Just awesome! Loving your macro work!
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 06/08/2009 10:20:23 AM
Wow, Roz! I'm surprised it isn't on the front page or with a ribbon. I guess now that its winter over there, maybe some western hemisphere macro shooters may have a chance :) Course, the bar is set off-the-chart-high, so I reckon not. The macro awards will probably just have to wait until it is spring in Australia again.

This is awesome -- as ALL of your wonderful studies in macro photography are!

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 06/08/2009 09:21:08 AM
EXCELLENT !!! as always Roz. Now if only I could find some robber flies handy...
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 06/08/2009 07:50:02 AM
They are such incredibly strange looking creatures. I'm just grateful that they're tiny ..... and that you take these amazing photos so we can see just how incredibly strange they are. Roz, you rock!!!
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 06/08/2009 05:31:44 AM
You are the Macro Queen of DPC Rozzy!
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 06/08/2009 03:53:23 AM
Excellent capture, the selective desaturation works well, an 8 from me.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2009 12:09:56 PM
Amazing clarity and color. Beautiful work!
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 06/06/2009 03:18:49 PM
Is that my favorite entomologist again?
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 06/04/2009 10:39:09 PM
Amazing creature! Great macro! 9
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 06/04/2009 04:06:35 PM
devil's in the details...ICK! and EEK!!
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 06/03/2009 05:13:48 PM
windy title hurts a terrific capture
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 06/02/2009 11:08:32 PM
Very cool!!! What amazing detail. BAM!
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 06/02/2009 08:20:57 PM
VERY nice macro. Those things are creepy!
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 06/02/2009 02:55:43 AM
Wow! Excellent macro. I like the DOF here.
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 06/01/2009 11:22:51 PM
I can't get over the fact that they have "beards"...just look at the details...excellent
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 06/01/2009 05:12:56 PM
girl, your shots are simply amazing! Keep these up, I don't tire of them, they really blow me away.
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 06/01/2009 09:33:37 AM
Excellent detail.
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 06/01/2009 08:22:12 AM
I love his red legs. He looks like he needs a shave. :~)
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 06/01/2009 02:33:11 AM
I really want to know how to do something like this. Extremely well done.
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 06/01/2009 12:44:39 AM
wow...amazing macro...lighting is spot on...9
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