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macro views of very small fly
Dimitri Geystor
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Posted on 18-03-2006 09:15
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At first I thought it was a speck of dust on my table.
Then, through a magnifier, it turned out to be a very small (1.5 mm) dead fly.
Pretty good subject to try my new macro lens on.

Here are two views of of the insect :

www.macroscopies.com/FORUM/moucheron4.jpg

www.macroscopies.com/FORUM/moucheronface.jpg

And here are the links to two full-size photos, for more detail.

283 k

and

218 k

Any identification suggestions ?

Thanks,

Dimitri
 
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Nikita Vikhrev
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Posted on 18-03-2006 09:31
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Hi, Dimitri.
Good lens!
Drosophila is not rare guest in our houses.
May be Paul will give you even species level ID.
Nikita
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Paul Beuk
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From what I can tell from this is it is a female of either Drosophila melanogaster or D. simulans.
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Dimitri Geystor
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Thanks Paul
Spasibo, Nikita
By the way, Nikita, these are composite images (some 15 shots for each, with very shallow DOF)
Edited by Dimitri Geystor on 19-03-2006 13:44
 
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What equipment please? This looks like an indoor shot with artificial light or falsh?
 
Dimitri Geystor
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Perseus : Yes, indoor indeed. The fly, already dead, fell out of a flower I was manipulating.
Equipment : Canon EOS 20d, Canon macro lens MP-E 65mm (dedicated to extreme close-ups from 1 x to 5 x), Canon macro flash Twin lite MT-24EX, Novoflex rack and pinion ramp (for focussing).
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