Drain Fly

Diptera Psychodidae Drain Fly Wing

This fly sat on the shower door in my bathroom for a day or to and I finally awoke to the need to photograph it.  This is an 8.92x shot made with my B&L 10x objective mounted on a pentax 200mm lens.  He/she sat patiently on the door for me.

Drain Fly Camera Setup

The next day I wanted to try to get a less closeup shot.  He had moved to the brushed aluminum.  I tried to get him back to the glass but he refused.  I decided to go for the shot on the metal.  I used a Sigma 105mm mounted on 68mm extention and a mamya 50mm reversed.  This yielded a 4.96x image.

Drain Fly Closeup

After processing this image stack, I decided I needed a less closeup shot but low when I went back to make it he was walking on the floor and I baked up on the opportunity.  I wish now that I had made the shot.  Opportunity lost!

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