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 Horse Fly as Art
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| Tony T |
Posted on 06-04-2008 00:16
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 662 Joined: 08.02.07 |
"Art: The expression of what is beautiful or appealing" 2 August 2007, New Brunswick, Canada. Tabanus nigrovittatus; length 11mm Print size 13.5 x 10.5", approx. 34 x 27 cm Tony T attached the following image:  [131.58Kb] |
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| Gordon |
Posted on 06-04-2008 05:34
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 Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1097 Joined: 02.01.08 |
A nice image but surely it would be more beautiful alive? BBC wildlife Photographer of the year competition would surely support your claim that photography, and by extension, therefore dipteralogical photograpgy can be art. As a poet I can assure you that defining the word art in a universally accepted way is probably imposible. Edited by Gordon on 06-04-2008 05:36 |
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| conopid |
Posted on 06-04-2008 10:42
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
I think it's probably just as beautiful dead. It would be almost impossible to get such a clear, crisp photo with depth of focus, if the fly were alive and moving about, and presumably outdoors, rather than in a controlled lighting environment - indoors. Brilliant stuff 
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 06-04-2008 13:19
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 662 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Thanks Nigel, I needed that. Yes these beasts do need outdoor sunshine for their eyes to glow; trouble is they are painful biters - difficult for the photographer to keep still even if the fly does (while sucking your blood). |
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but don't see the image in the post.