Macro

Just flies

All of these fly shots are from a visit to Blashford Lakes last Sunday, including a couple of mosies. Apparently mosquito (Culicidae) means “little fly” in Spanish. This time I exclusively used the TTL mode on the Olympus FS-STF22 twin flash.

Here are the mosquitoes, the second being quite hairy

Mosquito
Mosquito

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

Hairy mosquito
Hairy mosquito

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

This is a Dance or Dagger Fly.

Robber Fly
Dance or Dagger Fly

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

This stayed around awhile allowing for a 2 image hand held stack.

Robber Fly 2 image stack
Dance or Dagger Fly 2 image stack

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

A male St Mark’s Fly (Bibio marci)

Male St Mark's Fly
Male St Mark’s Fly

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

A couple of hovers

See no evil, speak no evil...
See no evil, speak no evil…

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8. Slight crop

I'm below you!
I’m below you!

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

and finally a Rhingia rostrata fly

Rhingia fly
Rhingia fly

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Olympus 25mm extension tube + Zuiko Olympus 80mm Macro F4 lens at F8.

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Pete

I have been shooting nature with Olympus digital & Olympus OM camera gear on film since 2004

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