Comment from maureen jistel
This is really cool. How amazing the design within this flower and the colors. The fly is so amazing in all of it's detail, color, transparency of the wings. I know I've said amazing a lot, but truly, it is.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

thanks a lot Maureen for your amazing comments; lol

reply by maureen jistel on 01-Aug-2014

You're welcome.

Comment from I can do all things
The things us photographers are willing to do in order to get a shot. I hope you were wearing nose plugs at least lol. I love the clarity and depth you captured. Overall great composition. Nice full frame. Well done:o)

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

thanks a lot

Comment from WendyG
Lol, not a plant you would want in your garden Fred! A wonderful shot of the green fly, there are so many of those this year. The flower is actually quite pretty with it's red and yellow stripes, hare to believe something so pretty could smell so bad! Excellent focus, exposure, dof and framing;)

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

thanks a lot; in the greenhouse only

Comment from Sange
Nice shooting Fred! Nice eye clarity on the fly.
Great capture, fine details and colors with sweet focus.
Nice job!

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

thanks so much sandra

Comment from SassyJane
Great initial impact. Nice details.I am glad that I can't smell it. Great focus. Nice composition and depth of field. Nice work:)

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

thanks a lot

Comment from bandl
Recently we had a Corpse flower bloom near here. I posted a picture. This one shares the smell and pollinators with the Corpse (Amorphophallus titanium) but not the size, the Corpse is 70 inches tall. Great close-up of this "rear-end" pretender! Thanks for sharing Fred.

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

thanks a lot

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Amazing shot. Wonderful nature photography. The sharpness, colours and the composition have turned out well. Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

many thanks

Comment from BerryBabe
Excellent capture and wonderful artist's notes to explain it all. I grew one of this plants and I can vouch for the fact that they do smell like rotting flesh. Your focus of the subject is amazing, so crisp and detailed. Like the textures of the blossom and the lighting reflecting off the back of the shiny blow fly. Good initial impact, well balanced and nicely framed. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

thanks a lot sylvia and don't miss my pics tomorrow: I'll post a butterfly called sylvia; lol;

reply by BerryBabe on 31-Jul-2014

Can't wait to see what you have. Sylvia

Comment from theqbhawk
Wow. What super details in this presentation. I almost got the impression of a finger print that was used for the background.

Thanks for sharing it.
( :qb

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

thanks so much

Comment from M. Celeste
Wow! That is a great capture! The clarity is super. I like the detail showing on the fly and the hairy petals. Great lighting and angle. Very interesting background story and a wonderful presentation!

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2014

thanks so much