Chrysops relictus (Goldeye horse fly)
Chrysops relictus (Goldeye horse fly)
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Tuesday, 30 April 2002 00:00
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" When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." John Muir
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Chrysops relictus (Goldeye horse fly)
Since I'm into photography I see a lot more happening around me. In July I was mowing the long grass in front of my house when this gold-eye horse fly (gold-eye is how they call the bug here) landed on my shirt. I looked into it's beautiful eyes and told myself "I'm going to take photo's of you!" I carefully wrapped my shirt around this horsefly (later on I discovered that their bites can be very painful, brrr) and put a jar over it once I went inside the house. After moving it to me trusted "studio" I was able to make some nice shots of it.
Photos by Frank Panis
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed: 1/60 at f/25
Flash: SB-800 iTTL
Image: RAW, converted in NC4, USM 50/5/4, cropped and saved
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