From A Different Angle

This was a bit of a surprise, I must say.
I seem to have been slightly lucky with flies in the past, and this time there was another one that was very willing to model.
Typically this wouldn’t be a fly I would warmly welcome. In Dutch it has the very unflattering name “strontvlieg”, literally translated “shit fly”. The golden dung fly (a slightly more becoming name), named after – exactly – the location where it can commonly be found.
Only I didn’t find it on a pile of dung. Where I did find it, was on one of the late blooming colorful flowers in the garden. The combination of colorful flowers and equally colorful fly made for – I think – a few fantastic images.

And oh my… Do I love my D800. Check out the 100% crops. Is that great or what? Not only the hairs on the fly, but also my reflection on its back. Wow! 🙂 🙂

D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/5.6, Tamron 90mm

D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/4.8, Tamron 90mm

100% crop of the image

D800, ISO100, 1/500 sec @ f/4.8, Tamron 90mm

D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/5, Tamron 90mm

D800, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, Tamron 90mm

100% crop of the image