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hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:01
Heres a couple of pics of 2 different hoverflies, the first one balancing on a tiny wee flower, and the second one in a rose:D

http://static.flickr.com/48/115530248_1815ef9b68_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/47/115515221_6f4655ae3b_o.jpg
Athena
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:03
Oh my - those are BEAUTIFUL!
Leorooster
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:04
Excellent shots. Love the colors. You have a good control over the dof's. Well done!
Action_Man
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:06
Yes that 1st one is particularly nicely posed and beautiful colours ...
Omri Alon
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:10
The first one is great! :D The colors, sharpness, composition and DOF. What settings did you use? What lighting?
shredchic
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:14
Look at those eyes!!!
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:30
Thanks everyone for the very kind comments:D :D
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:34
The first one is great! :D The colors, sharpness, composition and DOF. What settings did you use? What lighting?

Thanks Omri for the kind comments, the camera settings were ISO 200, F13, 1/200sec, and the flash was FEC-1/3
sw2001
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:38
both are great captures and close-ups
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 10:51
both are great captures and close-ups
Thanks for the kind comment Werner:D
LordV
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 11:12
Brilliant shots HF
Brian V.
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 11:43
Brilliant shots HF
Brian V.

Thanks Brian:D
Bald Eagle
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 16:41
Both great pics, but #1 is the Money shot, awesome work on that one.:D :D :D :D
racketman
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 17:16
nice shots especially #2 with nice detail in tricky a exposure.
jbradc
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 19:47
Both of them are great, I love clean colors on the 2nd.
How do you get that close without spooking them? What was your working distance?
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 22:41
Both great pics, but #1 is the Money shot, awesome work on that one.:D :D :D :D

Thanks very much BE for your very kind comments:D been seeing a few hover flies in the last week or so.
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 22:47
nice shots especially #2 with nice detail in tricky a exposure.

Thanks racketman, been having fun at the rose garden in the park, heaps of different colour roses, but finding that the hovers are mainly going to the white and yellow roses.
hidden forms
23rd of March 2006 (Thu), 22:58
Both of them are great, I love clean colors on the 2nd.
How do you get that close without spooking them? What was your working distance?

Thanks jbradc, the working distance is about 70mm - 180mm (that with using the 105mm macro lens and 68mm of ET's), to get close to them i just move in slow, or watch what the insects are doing and try to seen a pattern in what the are doing and wait for them to land where i'm standing/laying.
chemicalbro
24th of March 2006 (Fri), 06:26
very nice shots..........botrh razor sharp and very well exposed...
lakiluno
24th of March 2006 (Fri), 06:58
The only problem is that I have an illogical hate of hoverflys... :D

(found a dead hoverfly in my rice when I was 5 or 6...and now I really don't like them)


nice pics all the same :D

Leo
hidden forms
24th of March 2006 (Fri), 08:01
Thanks for the comments Alan and Leo:D
melvynyeo
24th of March 2006 (Fri), 09:11
Indeed very well done :D:D:D I like them alot :D
hidden forms
24th of March 2006 (Fri), 15:53
Indeed very well done :D:D:D I like them alot :D

melvyn thanks for the comments:D:D
kallousa
25th of March 2006 (Sat), 17:05
Very excellent shots HF. Two of the best hF shots I've ever seen

THanks for sharing

Regards