As I was hanging out in the same clump of plants next to the pond in which I found the Long-nosed weevils yesterday, my phone rang. During my conversation, this pretty fly landed on a dock leaf nearby. So with one hand holding the phone to my ear, I reached the camera out with my other hand and clicked when it looked like it was in focus.
One click was all I got, because the fly took off straight away.
It’s not the best picture I’ve taken, but it’s the only one I have …. and I wanted to share this Picture-winged fly with you.
© Alice through the Macro Lens [2012]
Beautiful wings.
Gorgeous isn’t it.
You did well with one hand… lovely wings and I hope the phone call was a useful one !
Actually, most of my pictures are one-handed. Old habits are hard to break 🙂
Oh, and the phone call was from the offspring – something beginning with, “Muu-um … “