Georg R. Baumann
Inactive
First let me appologize for the poor quality, I was only having a camera in my hands for a few days, when I took this. It was made with a 200 euro JPG point and shoot, hence the poor output.
However, enthusiastically running around with my new camera my goal was to capture the wing coils of a fly. Finally I found one that was sitting quietly, and I got closer and closer until the lense was may be 5 inches away when she opened one eye and then buzzed away. Which triggered my question; Do Flies sleep? <grins>
The wings of a Fly are most fascinating, Flies are among the fastest flying insects, both wings can speed up independantly with different speeds, which allows them some unusual aerobatics.
The speed of the wings of a common house fly is around 200 Hz, 200 beats per second. In general, insects with synchronous flight muscles have relatively low wing beat frequencies up to about 50 Hz; insects with asynchronous flight muscles, like this fly here often have higher frequencies usually over 100 Hz. It also means a high degree of maneuverability, with very high speeds and wing beat frequencies (up to 1000 beats per second in tiny midges), and a control of direction and position which permits access to every possible landing site, even upside down on ceilings.
Later this day I found some other interesting insetcs and goofed around with photoshop until this x-ray like picture came out...
I had great fun with that little camera for a few weeks, until I decided photograph is something I wish to get deeper into and bought my first DSLR. Karen's daughter was more than happy to take the Konica Minolta.
However, enthusiastically running around with my new camera my goal was to capture the wing coils of a fly. Finally I found one that was sitting quietly, and I got closer and closer until the lense was may be 5 inches away when she opened one eye and then buzzed away. Which triggered my question; Do Flies sleep? <grins>
The wings of a Fly are most fascinating, Flies are among the fastest flying insects, both wings can speed up independantly with different speeds, which allows them some unusual aerobatics.
The speed of the wings of a common house fly is around 200 Hz, 200 beats per second. In general, insects with synchronous flight muscles have relatively low wing beat frequencies up to about 50 Hz; insects with asynchronous flight muscles, like this fly here often have higher frequencies usually over 100 Hz. It also means a high degree of maneuverability, with very high speeds and wing beat frequencies (up to 1000 beats per second in tiny midges), and a control of direction and position which permits access to every possible landing site, even upside down on ceilings.
Later this day I found some other interesting insetcs and goofed around with photoshop until this x-ray like picture came out...
I had great fun with that little camera for a few weeks, until I decided photograph is something I wish to get deeper into and bought my first DSLR. Karen's daughter was more than happy to take the Konica Minolta.
