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by Nicholas Hendrickx

Uploaded 24 Aug 2007 — 188 favorites

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Uploaded	August 24, 2007
Taken	August 18, 2007
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Exposure	4 sec at f/14
Flash	No Flash
Focal Length	35 mm
ISO	100

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65 responses

Nicholas Hendrickx said (24 Aug 2007):
I wish I had submitted this for Gravity Powered :(
Micah Escamilla gave props (24 Aug 2007):
ha ha this is such an amusing shot! :) you know, you can always change your photo choice of submission...there's plenty of time go gain votes for this one!
Lis Bokt gave props (24 Aug 2007):
This is awesome! You should submit to gravity powered :D
Nicholas Hendrickx said (24 Aug 2007):
Oh shit shit shit, I accidently deleted the bicycle one from the Tools Of Trade submission, noooooooooooo!!!!!
Lost all the votes :(
so I added this photo to Gravity Powered, I regret it already, I bet I'll never get as much votes again :(
Kevin Cloutier (Deleted) said (24 Aug 2007):
this is such an awesome series! great work
Mohamed Musthafa said (24 Aug 2007):
great! hehe : )
Alicia Aguirre gave props (26 Aug 2007):
Oh wow, I love it LOVE IT love it! This is so awesome!
Nicholas Hendrickx said (27 Aug 2007):
Thank you all!
Halfway the amount of Yeahs I had for the original submitted photo! :)
Judy Rozbicki said (3 Sep 2007):
Dude, you're totally going to get in.
Louis Pina gave props (4 Sep 2007):
i love this shot. i have NO idea how you managed to do it but wow! PROPS!
Nicholas Hendrickx said (4 Sep 2007):
Haha, I don't think so, but thanks a lot for the nice comments, this means a lot to me!
Chris Spear gave props (8 Sep 2007):
I love Mr Fly. This is perfect for "Gravity Powered"
Dexmon Pineda said (9 Sep 2007):
this is freaking awesome..haha
Sean Hall gave props (9 Sep 2007):
I like it.
Nicholas Hendrickx said (9 Sep 2007):
Thank you Chris, Dexmon and Sean!! :)
I'm surprised to get so many nice reactions!!
Tony Legg said (10 Sep 2007):
Excellent stuff,, laughed for ages,,, spot on !!!
Matteo de Mayda gave props (11 Sep 2007):
ah ah ah. great work.
Rajiv K said (16 Sep 2007):
Quite humorous and original..like it!
Theodora Anna said (26 Sep 2007):
this is just genious!
Paul Lavallee gave props (4 Oct 2007):
ah, this must be published
Jennifer Healy gave props (10 Oct 2007):
Brilliant, in a morbid sort of way, but brilliant none the less
Simon said (14 Oct 2007):
Your macro photography is incredible!!! I love this stuff!
Teresa Nabais said (25 Oct 2007):
This is definitely the most incredible photo essay I've seen. It should be published.
Jason Seda gave props (11 Dec 2007):
LOL, buenisimo!!
Emma Brahas said (18 Dec 2007):
Yeah!!!
Tribe 10 said (20 Dec 2007):
awesome shot!!!
Yusuf Özkızıl said (22 Dec 2007):
This feels a too staged for "split second" to me, but the photo essay is great and got my vote! Like a fly based version of the running gag from "Weekend at Bernies"
Pimienta Vieira said (22 Dec 2007):
this is soo funny.
ahha
great idea.
Christopher Moore gave props (24 Dec 2007):
oh my god, yes. the rest of your work is just as good. i've seen hothead larry before and was in love with it.
jeff bartlett gave props (28 Dec 2007):
yeah, this is really amazing. it needs to be published whether it fits the theme perfectly or not!
Jake S. said (28 Dec 2007):
interesting
how do you position the flys limbs
Nicholas Hendrickx said (29 Dec 2007):
I think this photo got linked from somewhere because the amount of views is ridiculously high!
So I doubt it will ever get published,
but I realll appreciate all the nice comments I got here! :)
Thanks!!
Rebekah Zimmerman said (30 Dec 2007):
This photo and the whole essay is hilarious and so brilliant!
Alicia Aguirre gave props (31 Dec 2007):
I Love it. A definite YES from me, Good Luck!
Agus Achmadyana gave props (3 Jan 2008):
ha ha ha, this fun-tastics...great idea and concept
Ratko Nedovic said (4 Jan 2008):
Nice picture and superior story.Don't worry be happy.It more important that many descry you work.Keep going on.
Jackie Jeffers (Deleted) said (4 Jan 2008):
this is fantastic, definitely one of the best pictures i've ever seen
Noe Todorovich gave props (4 Jan 2008):
I love it! So creative and unique! All of the series...so great.
Jonathan Henson said (7 Jan 2008):
Its just brilliant
William Wohleb (Deleted) said (10 Jan 2008):
So Legit man!
Alex Holroyd gave props (10 Jan 2008):
This series is incredible. I'm baffled as to how you pull it off. Genius.
Adam Wilson said (10 Jan 2008):
It s good to see some originality on here. Great series.
Laura Boston-Thek gave props (10 Jan 2008):
This is sick...but this is fantastic!
Rob Ahern (Deleted) said (16 Jan 2008):
this is great! how on earth did you manage??
Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (14 Feb 2008):
Absolutely stunning! Pretty well done!
Mikey Lol gave props (16 Feb 2008):
Nice!
Anders Link (Deleted) gave props (6 Mar 2008):
duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude you fly is awesome!
Jo Anne Rodrick gave props (1 Jul 2008):
This is awesome!
Michelle Chan gave props (6 Jul 2008):
i can't figure out how you made it suspended like that : /
Deana Steere gave props (17 Jul 2008):
That's kind of amazing. :p
Brittany Diliberto gave props (3 Aug 2008):
this is INCREDIBLE! wow... just wow. so funny!!
Colt Cubillos said (11 Sep 2008):
That's the coolest crap I've ever seen. Truly great work. Do you sell prints of the flies?
Madeleine Davis said (10 Oct 2008):
This is one of the most creative themes I have ever seen. Consider my mind blown.
shellyQ said (14 Oct 2008):
Too funny!
Aditi Y gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Nice.
Kaeley Friel gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Cool,Awesome!
Frank Jauernig gave props (15 Dec 2008):
Fantastic essay, humour.
Cassandra said (14 Jan 2009):
I'm normally not too fond of flies, but he's the cutest thing. The pictures of him amaze me.
Mariah Green said (28 Jan 2009):
You're fucking hilarious, not to mention GENIUS!
mr. fly is amazing, and your story made me laugh.
thanks a lot (:
ina:botao (Deleted) gave props (2 Apr 2009):
just stunning!!!
Tania Losada gave props (10 Jul 2009):
GREAT!
Darryl Montgomery said (12 Jul 2009):
I can't stop looking at this, it's simply amazing! Everything about it, and the background just seals the deal looking like graffiti at a skatepark. Great work!
Kong Wenjing gave props (7 Dec 2009):
you have an amazing model!
Sarah White gave props (6 Mar 2010):
awesome. never liked flies anyway. bit wierd, but kudos for thinking of it!
Warren ~Mangione~ gave props (9 May 2010):
That's Amazing!!!