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Tachinid fly

 * Reason:Good quality and DOF (due to focus stacking). The fly is not identified to species because nobody has enough experience to identify Tachinidae of Africa from pictures only. Further id would require catching the fly, slicing genitalia, and other stuff of which I am not ready to do. The picture has strong EV because, due to the large DOF, it shows the distinctive bristles of the fly and the well-developed subscutellum. De to natural lighting, Iridescence is also illustrated. This is probably the most difficult picture(s) I have taken.
 * Articles this image appears in:Tachinidae, Iridescence
 * Creator:Muhammad


 * Support as nominator --Muhammad (talk) 20:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support, but I might suggest cropping a bit from the left. How large was the fly?  I note that it has a damaged left wing.  Spikebrennan (talk) 13:16, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The fly was 8mm long (mentioned in the caption). About the crop, if more people prefer it then I can upload an edit. --Muhammad (talk) 13:57, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support with the edit proposed by Spikebrennan - The Talking Sock talk contribs 22:07, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Crop might work, How did you get it to sit still? Early morning? Noodle snacks (talk) 00:34, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * This one was taken at around 9:15 am. I'm not sure why it was still, but it was a cold day, so that might have been it. Early morning, a few minutes before and after sunrise is the best time. --Muhammad (talk) 06:20, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Aye, Not a particularly practical technique around here. There is usually some degree of wind around. I've been able to get similar lighting with my umbrella (File:Unidentified Fly 3597 .jpg for example). It has the advantage of being immune to camera shake. I'm usually left fighting my limited working distance for insects though. Noodle snacks (talk) 10:06, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Lighting seems really nice. Could you please share an image of your setup? --Muhammad (talk) 12:18, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * There are some images at User_talk:Fir0002/Guild. The umbrella was placed about 30cm from the fly. Noodle snacks (talk) 22:53, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Crop would be nice, but overall, good picture. ErikTheBikeMan (talk) 00:37, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - Wonderful image, could do with a bit of cropping though. Support either way. &mdash; neuro  (talk) (review) 04:21, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support original: I think this image is much more pleasant and interesting uncropped. The tight crop is too bold and loses the impression of a natural environment.  I also like that the subject in the original is slightly off-centre; dead centre isn't always desirable with such a natural subject, in my opinion (not that it's worth much!).   Mae din \talk 14:05, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support original: per Maedin. - DSachan (talk) 17:13, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support either, great image of a tricky subject, no problems that I can see - appears to meet all of the criteria. Guest9999 (talk) 21:16, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support either, like the rectangular one a bit better. Not enough better to care whether it or the square is selected.  --KP Botany (talk) 20:17, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support either Really nice pic. Terri G (talk) 18:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support crop --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:56, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support This is excellent. I prefer the crop. Makeemlighter (talk) 07:28, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

MER-C 08:12, 26 March 2009 (UTC)