Thick-headed Fly on grass (about 2x lifesize) - Myopa buccata

White Mill

April 13, 2012 Chris

Took a visit on Saturday the 7th April to try out my latest dome diffuser and vellum paper setup in the field.

Had a very pleasing visit and will be using the setup for a while I think now. Seems to really work with the added vellum paper.

My favourite subjects of the day were a posing Thick-headed Fly – although I think it should be perhaps called a bearded fly…& and a nomanda bee, and what I think is a type of hover fly, plus a pair of mating yellow coloured dung flys – one of which has a massive dent in its eye. I hope you like them.

Thick-headed Fly on grass (about 2x lifesize) – Myopa buccata. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm lens. ISO 160 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Thick-headed Fly on grass (about 3x lifesize) – Myopa buccata. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm lens. ISO 160 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Nomanda Bee(about 1.5x lifesize). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm lens. ISO 100 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Hover Fly about 2.5x Magnification. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm lens. ISO 100 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Mating Yellow Coloured Dung Flys (around 1.5x Magnification). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm lens. ISO 100 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Map of Location

Car park is here - photos taken from fields along the river, just past the Mill.