Close up picture of housefly (Musca domestica) on snow

Close up picture of housefly (Musca domestica) on snow - First insect in Northern Norway

March 12th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 10th 2008. Click image for larger view.
We have had a couple of warm days here in Northern Norway and a few insects have been waking up from their hibernation. In this picture you can see a common housefly (Musca domestica) sitting on some snow. Usually these flies are very hard to get close enough to get a good macro shot, but I guess the cold from the snow made this fly move slowly.
I can’t wait for all the insects to come back so I can start taking tons of macro photos.

Check out some macro pictures of flies from last year:
-Dance fly couple mating and eating a fly
-Hoverfly on a poppy flower

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Tags: Insect · Fly · Nature · Snow · Winter · Norway Norwegen Norge · Macro

10 responses so far ↓

1 Bobbie // Mar 13, 2008 at 12:13 am

Wow, Thomas. That’s an incredibly good shot of that housefly. Congratulations!
2 Susanna // Mar 13, 2008 at 12:24 am

In Australia, the first sign of summer is the relentless drone of a blowfly.

(I believe it is the Lucilia cuprina)

In poetry I read of swallows and other creatures but I always welcome the first blowfly of Summer
3 Nishan Stepak (Book Calendar) // Mar 13, 2008 at 12:28 am

I always like your micro pictures of animals best. This is very nice up close.
4 Claire // Mar 13, 2008 at 2:37 am

That is a great shot, but I hate flies!
5 Daniel // Mar 13, 2008 at 4:15 am

Wow. Like always, Great Picture. I love macro shots.
6 DP // Mar 13, 2008 at 9:49 am

What a fab shot! Well done - You have a great blog.

Regards
Dream Portugal
7 TripTheLady // Mar 13, 2008 at 2:58 pm

Great shot! The detail is really awesome.
8 Alison // Mar 13, 2008 at 11:50 pm

I love taking macro shots of insects too, this is amazing! I love the detail brought out in the snow too.
9 Charles Hamel // Mar 14, 2008 at 12:29 am

Is that flycicle

Wow Amazing Macro shot

I am planning on getting me a cannon rebel XT for the Hokkaido move.

I sure hope I can make it take pictures like you make yours.

Well Done
10 2sweetnsaxy // Mar 15, 2008 at 8:44 pm

That is fabulously gross if that makes sense. LOL! Great shot but flies are so gross. Again, I love that you link your photos to other photos of the same type. The Hoverfly rather looks like a bee.