In Flight

Do you know that a fruit fly flaps its wings 250 times per second? Here are some snapshots of fruit flies in flight. :)

Female Fruit Fly on flower

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ ~100mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO-800

no flash

Male Fruit Fly on flower

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ ~150mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO-1600

no flash

Male Fruit Fly in flight

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ 250mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO-800

no flash

Male Fruit Fly in flight

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ 250mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO-800

no flash

Male Fruit Fly in flight

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ ~250mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO-1600

no flash

Male Fruit Fly on flower

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ ~250mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/4000 sec, f/5.6, ISO-3200

no flash