portrait of soldier flies
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portrait of soldier flies
this and capture yesterday, tried to change diffuser to bug, with approximately cubic 12x12x12cmm, light seems better than other pictures that I've done previously,
I do not want to make mistakes but it seems soldier flies
Technical info:
350d
extension tube 25mm
105mm set to f/6.3 at 1:1
nikon af 50mm f/1.8D reversed set to f/4 at infinity
two flash wtih diffuser , see here
additional diffuser for subject
37 frame step 0.1mm
stacked with Tufuse
crop
ciao
I do not want to make mistakes but it seems soldier flies
Technical info:
350d
extension tube 25mm
105mm set to f/6.3 at 1:1
nikon af 50mm f/1.8D reversed set to f/4 at infinity
two flash wtih diffuser , see here
additional diffuser for subject
37 frame step 0.1mm
stacked with Tufuse
crop
ciao
Antonio
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It's an excellent picture!
I'm not sure what is meant by "soldier fly".
BugGuide and many other sources put the name "soldier fly" with family Stratiomyidae, which doesn't look right.
For this one, I'm thinking family Tabanidae, commonly called "Horse and Deer Flies". The antennae and mouthparts look reasonable, plus this family often has eyes that are strikingly patterned like this.
--Rik
I'm not sure what is meant by "soldier fly".
BugGuide and many other sources put the name "soldier fly" with family Stratiomyidae, which doesn't look right.
For this one, I'm thinking family Tabanidae, commonly called "Horse and Deer Flies". The antennae and mouthparts look reasonable, plus this family often has eyes that are strikingly patterned like this.
--Rik
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Rik, your reply teaches me not to reply to ID threads immediately after getting up in the morning, at least not before having drained a big mug of coffee .
You are right, of course - that's a tabanid and not a stratiomyid. The iridescence pattern of the eyes should have been tell-tale sign enough for me, let alone the anntenae .
However, to be absolutely sure, Antonio, you should post an overview image of the entire insect.
Cheers
You are right, of course - that's a tabanid and not a stratiomyid. The iridescence pattern of the eyes should have been tell-tale sign enough for me, let alone the anntenae .
However, to be absolutely sure, Antonio, you should post an overview image of the entire insect.
Cheers
Harry
Many Thanks
P_T you wrote poetry
Harry you seen good Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha -> Stratiomyidae
genus is Hermetia
other portrait BugGuide Hermetia illucens
I present problems for positioning, figure whole is not presentable, sorry
P_T you wrote poetry
Harry you seen good Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha -> Stratiomyidae
genus is Hermetia
other portrait BugGuide Hermetia illucens
I present problems for positioning, figure whole is not presentable, sorry
Antonio
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is true, I was insecure, however found very useful BugGuiderjlittlefield wrote:The face of this species looks a lot different from other stratiomyids!
length bug is 1.5cm
board left eye to the right-hand edge is 4mm
antennae is 5mm
I wanted to do vertical frame with antennae, then I decided for easy positioning light horizontal
Antonio
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Well, thanks, but that doesn't have an influence on what I wrote above.nto wrote: Harry you seen good Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha -> Stratiomyidae
Sometimes I'm a bit too rash with my ID's - 25 years as a professional taxonomist should have told me better . My only excuse is that I normally work with rove beetles.
Cheers
Harry
Harry not drinking more coffee
Rik sò not as I understand it, and question is diaphragms lenses:
105 a f/6.3 and 50 a f/4 produces good quality (50mm a f/4 sticker board a bit), with good fall dof, I very interested in blur, currently my best setup that I have, later add good lens for microscope
rjlittlefield wrote: With stacked lenses, most people stop down one lens or the other but not both. I notice you are stopping down both lenses, and I'm curious why.
Did you test various ways and find that stopping down both lenses works better?
Rik sò not as I understand it, and question is diaphragms lenses:
105 a f/6.3 and 50 a f/4 produces good quality (50mm a f/4 sticker board a bit), with good fall dof, I very interested in blur, currently my best setup that I have, later add good lens for microscope
Antonio