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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Chironomidae mosquito portrait

Extreme detailed macro portrait of Chironomidae mosquito, which is often called a lake fly, chironomid or a nonbiting midge, taken with two retro lenses SMC Takumar 200mm f/4 and Zenitar-M 1,7/50 as one lens , stacked from many shots into one photo.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Copyright: © Irina Petrova Adamatzky