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Who doesn't love fruit flies?
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships! -Ansel Adams
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Wow. I haven't seen a close up of a fruit fly before.
With a knowledge of what these little buggers can do, I think the composition could be improved with a size 9 Rossi boot poised directly above it!! 
Well caught.
The EXIF says that it was a 105mm lens, but I don't think that they can get that close unassisted...
What else was used to get that close??? Cheers, John
Leek@Flickr | Leek@RedBubble | Leek@DeviantArt D700; D200; Tokina 12-24; Nikkor 50mm f1.4,18-70mm,85mm f1.8, 105mm,80-400VR, SB-800s; G1227LVL; RRS BH-55; Feisol 1401
Thanks Mudder & Meercat - this lens is fantastic!!! We do a lot of fauna work, and this lens is heaven. Not only that, both my partner and I have our backgrounds in entomology (the study of bugs), so is even better.
I've actually been waiting for the 20-700, and couldn't afford to wait any longer, so asked Birddog to send the 105 instead ... was a good move on my behalf  Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships! -Ansel Adams
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John - just the 105, and then cropped in photoshop
Pretty sure the fly is Bactrocera cacuminata, which is often found on wild tobacco (Solanum mauritianum) - is a fairly big fruit fly (and very cute)
Spartikus, I know. Had paid for the lens 6 weeks ago, and Birddog was fantastic trying to get the lens for me... but I had to take out a loan in the first place, so couldn't really justify keeping on waiting (at least to my other half). Oh well.... I'll get it eventually I'll just have to make up for it with the 105!!Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships! -Ansel Adams
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Holey moley... I'm gonna have to experiment a little more with my 105mm then... Cheers, John
Leek@Flickr | Leek@RedBubble | Leek@DeviantArt D700; D200; Tokina 12-24; Nikkor 50mm f1.4,18-70mm,85mm f1.8, 105mm,80-400VR, SB-800s; G1227LVL; RRS BH-55; Feisol 1401
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