the best looking fly ever

[macro junkie]

:D

got 1 shot of this guy today before he flew off

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2452016017_693020768a_o.jpg

[Candersson]

What a snout! :)
Makes me wonder what the set up looked like when you got this amazing shot.
Hmm...camera mounted on a tripod in front of a leaf, then waiting, waiting and waiting for a fly to land just on the right spot... hmm :confused:

[Bill Pham]

grreat shot MJ. good looking hoverfly. nice and sharp.

Bill

[4hero]

Beautiful creature MJ, very well captured!

[Jay Lowery]

why is he the best, looks kinda funny to me. great lighting though.

[TheFishGuy]

Very cool, you are really getting the hand of the mpe-65
Chris

[PJ1958]

Marvelous image!

[LindaB]

Great shot for a one shot chance.

Thats a hoverfly, either Rihingia campestris or Rhingia rostrata - difficult to say without seeing the back, but more likely to be campestris I would think. Brian might know for sure as he sees these in his garden.

Linda

[racketman]

lovely sharp shot of the concorde hoverfly.

[macro junkie]

What a snout! :)
Makes me wonder what the set up looked like when you got this amazing shot.
Hmm...camera mounted on a tripod in front of a leaf, then waiting, waiting and waiting for a fly to land just on the right spot... hmm :confused:

never..i never wait around.i have this row of nettles in back of my house..the row must be about 30 meters long.what i do is go out with just the camera..i never use a tripod.there to much trouble setting them up and tbh 90% of y shots are on the ground any way..i lye down resting the camera on the floor or my hand..i walk up and down looking really hard at the nettles..when i find something il try and get it to walk on a honey coated leaf.this is on a over cast day tho..if it was a hot midday sun i wouldn't stand a chance,flys are dosy when there cold.some flys will sit on the leaf licking up the honey for 20 mins but this guy had 1 lick then flew off.

[macro junkie]

lovely sharp shot of the concorde hoverfly.
Thanks toby.

[macro junkie]

Great shot for a one shot chance.

Thats a hoverfly, either Rihingia campestris or Rhingia rostrata - difficult to say without seeing the back, but more likely to be campestris I would think. Brian might know for sure as he sees these in his garden.

Linda

thanks linda..its a Hoverfly Rhingia campestris

[macro junkie]

Marvelous image!
thanks pj

[macro junkie]

Very cool, you are really getting the hand of the mpe-65
Chris
it took me 12 months but i got there in the end..:)

[macro junkie]

why is he the best, looks kinda funny to me. great lighting though.
imo its the best looking fly..well..the best one i have shot any way..cool looking things

[macro junkie]

grreat shot MJ. good looking hoverfly. nice and sharp.

Bill
thanks bill

[macro junkie]

Beautiful creature MJ, very well captured!
thanks buddie..:)

[4hero]

he he :D Did you know you can multiple quote people? See the " next to quote on each post? Just hit that for each person you would like to reply to (it should turn red) ;)

[macro junkie]

he he :D Did you know you can multiple quote people? See the " next to quote on each post? Just hit that for each person you would like to reply to (it should turn red) ;)
oh i get it..lol..no i didnt know that..thanks for pointing that out.

[4hero]

no problem, should make your life a bit easier ;)

[GaryT]

Great shot MJ.

[LordV]

Excellent capture MJ - haven't spotted my one for the year yet
Brian V.

[Action_Man]

I think its one of your best shots to date, lovely capture ...

[lance v]

Ive decided after much thought that u have to send me some FoNgS!!!!!!!!!!!
dam cool fly too

[macro junkie]

Ive decided after much thought that u have to send me some FoNgS!!!!!!!!!!!
dam cool fly too
lmao..u still havent bought them..bloody usless u are :lol:

hey..by the looks of it aliec has made some good ones,half way down the page look..all tho looks same as the ones u made? http://www.flickr.com/photos/alliec2007/page2/

[GSi-R]

Superb shot, well done!

[lance v]

lmao..u still havent bought them..bloody usless u are :lol:

hey..by the looks of it aliec has made some good ones,half way down the page look..all tho looks same as the ones u made? http://www.flickr.com/photos/alliec2007/page2/

Cheers(i cant afford i just bought a 500mm f4:o

[macro junkie]

Cheers(i cant afford i just bought a 500mm f4:o
wow.,.lucky u..and u just been to thailand? doing kick boxing? :D

[SuzyView]

That is so cool! I have loved going on the macro threads! You people are amazing! It almost can't be real. So sharp.

[johnkermit1]

terrific shot. well captured for sure.

[spidermanrbryce2006]

heres my baby!!!!

[johnkermit1]

terrific shot. well captured for sure.

[lance v]

wow.,.lucky u..and u just been to thailand? doing kick boxing? :D

haha indeed. those thai kick boxers were tiny....the south african ones were HUGE

[Candersson]

never..i never wait around.i have this row of nettles in back of my house..the row must be about 30 meters long.what i do is go out with just the camera..i never use a tripod.there to much trouble setting them up and tbh 90% of y shots are on the ground any way..i lye down resting the camera on the floor or my hand..i walk up and down looking really hard at the nettles..when i find something il try and get it to walk on a honey coated leaf.this is on a over cast day tho..if it was a hot midday sun i wouldn't stand a chance,flys are dosy when there cold.some flys will sit on the leaf licking up the honey for 20 mins but this guy had 1 lick then flew off.

Thanks for elaborating on this. What were the camera settings?
I always find the story/set up behind the shot interesting and very educating.

Now, I have the camera and I have lens - hmm there's a lot of practice to be done :D

[lance v]

What were the camera settings?


I can answer this!

MJ always uses manual exposure mode
shutter 1/200
Aperture f11
ISO 100

:D
(hel also tell u he changes the fec depending on the subject:D)

[Choderboy]

Well done MJ.

[rrdjserv@earthlink.net]

This is one of the most incredible shots that I have ever seen!!! --Rick

[alliec]

Super shot MJ, i have shot a few of these now, seen alot in the last week or so.

[macro junkie]

Super shot MJ, i have shot a few of these now, seen alot in the last week or so.
i know..iv been looking at your flickr aocunt today..:)great shots.

Where are u shooting?

[alliec]

Most of these are taken at some local estate gardens, £25 for a season ticket, march till september, they have really well maintained gardens and they dont use and chemicals so lots of bugs :-)

[macro junkie]

Most of these are taken at some local estate gardens, £25 for a season ticket, march till september, they have really well maintained gardens and they dont use and chemicals so lots of bugs :-)
do u have to drive there?how far is it away from your house?

[alliec]

its about 5mins by car from my house, ideal really. At the moment its on my home from a job im doing so stop in if i can in the evenings.