Comment from gidavidson
With that bad smell I can understand why it attracts the flies. A very good close up look, focused and framed to show the center of the flower and the green flies. Good job.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

thanks a lot George

Comment from michiganmike
A very fine shot. I like the color palette and the excellent detail. The flies are well placed in the frame and the cropping is perfect.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

thanks a lot mike

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Fred,
An interesting macro picture of this pair of iridescent green Blow Flies busy pollinating this putrid smelling flow with it's red striped & hairy yellow petals. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting with superb camera techniques with sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

merci suzanne

Comment from avmurray
I don't think I have seen you posting any macro shots before, but I could be wrong. That flower indeed offers an interesting background for the two colorful flies, and they are standing out really well against it.

I can easily see where you focus was sitting. In the right side of the center if the flower. In this area every little hair is showing up. The problem is that the focus should have been placed on the flies because they are a bit soft. It is however nothing wrong with the exposure.

I also think the cropping works well, and the two flies have got a very fine placement within the frame giving the composition a nice balance. It is an all together well taken macro shot, but with the focus in the wrong place.

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 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

thanks so much Annie; this flower is very large and deep: even at f/16, only the upper fly was in focus;

reply by avmurray on 01-Aug-2015

Yes I can see that the upper fly is in better focus, but still a bit soft. You are most welcome for the review.

Comment from Imagine Life
Wow, always wanted to see one of those plants in person! Very educational description, thank you for that! :) As far as the photo is concerned, the macro details are superb - love the fact that you can see a close-up of the hairy structure of the plant. Composition is great, wonderfully vibrant colors and good balance, good contrasts. Too bad the lower half is blurry tho.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

thanks a lot for your kind comments

Comment from GaliaG
Excellent capture of the flower center and the fly inside it

excellent focus,, details and light handling

good filling of the frame and composition

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

toda raba

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice wonderful rear shot and scene.Very Nice nature scene.Green flies,green body and shining details,flower and design,light and color balance are great.Very Nice talent work and scene.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.{ Wish your talent.}

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2015

many thanks sam