Monday, July 25, 2011

Mayfly

MAYFLY (RITHROGENIA GERMANICA), SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, JULY 21, 2011

Pentax K-5
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
1/400 sec. f10
ISO 800

The other day I was waiting aboard a tour boat for a trip through the Soo Locks when this mayfly alighted on a window in front of my nose. Up came the camera, and the result is this portrait. The adult insect, often called a "fishfly" around the Great Lakes for its usefulness as bait -- trout in particular love it -- has a life span ranging from 30 minutes to 1 day, depending on the subspecies.

1 comment:

Netagene said...

Beautiful! You were in the right place, right time, and with a camera! Thanks for sharing your pictures! It brightens a grey day for me.