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Paul Iddon
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Notch-horned Cleg (Haematopota pluvialis) - or The Horsefly, as most know it. Unfortunately, these large flies are also haematophagous (feed on blood) and give quite painful bites. Only the female bite however, though when they do, you damn well know it, but I'm sure this is a male. Only one photo taken before it flew off into the garden next door, but it sat patiently on the end of twig until I got the lens poked in it's face. Cropped for extra impact! And so you can better see those amazing eyes!

Exif:

Camera Model: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.010 s (1/100)
ISO equiv: 250
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK




Paul.



Jul 26, 2014 at 10:55 AM
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Yes, we get some of those horseflies but mostly we get Chrysops relictus (horizontal wings and bright green eyes) in our garden. I was attacked about four times today (upper 20s C) and swatted at least one of them.

Harold



Jul 26, 2014 at 01:08 PM
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They are not pleasant are they Harold...

Paul.



Jul 26, 2014 at 01:11 PM
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Crazy eyes Paul, great shot ! We get them here in Oz but different types, they're bloody persistent !

btw - I'm originally from Warrington, now live in tropical Cairns.

Andy



Aug 01, 2014 at 09:28 PM
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cadman342001 wrote:
Crazy eyes Paul, great shot ! We get them here in Oz but different types, they're bloody persistent !

btw - I'm originally from Warrington, now live in tropical Cairns.

Andy



Cheers Andy - I used to work in Warrington managing a camera shop on the Golden Square near the post office!

Paul.



Aug 02, 2014 at 01:49 AM
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cadman342001 wrote:
btw - I'm originally from Warrington, now live in tropical Cairns.


How awful the move must have been for you!

Harold




Aug 02, 2014 at 01:49 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Notch-horned Cleg!


I like the light and the color, but from a compositional perspective it might work better if you turned the image to the right.

Also think that just might be a female because the eyes are not touching each other.



Aug 02, 2014 at 01:52 AM





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