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Jul 16, 2006 02:58 |  #1

Think this hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) took exception to my flashgun :)
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Jul 16, 2006 03:03 |  #2

Wow Brian that is great!!

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Jul 16, 2006 03:09 |  #3

Holly ****ing ****!!!!!!!!! That is awesome! One of the best pictures I have ever seen! Great job :D WOW!

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Jul 16, 2006 03:37 |  #4

absolutely superb.......... we've all tried these in flight shots so know how hard they are.....
this is probably the best in flight shot i've seen

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Jul 16, 2006 08:14 |  #5

OMG! ...that's just.... OMG!

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Jul 16, 2006 08:35 |  #6

Hiya Brian,
Thats a cracking good shot, didn't know you knew I could fly though !!!!
Cheers for now
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Jul 16, 2006 10:30 |  #7

Thanks for the compliments all- didn't think it was that good :)
Sorry about the title Mark, should have given you warning.
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Jul 16, 2006 10:40 |  #8

ok, well composition wise it may not be super, but the eyes!!!! They're so crisp and that critter was in motion!!!! I get the impression it was just luck, but still... I can't say I 've seen many of your shots that I didn't like.

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Jul 16, 2006 11:34 as a reply to  @ photobitz's post |  #9

Fantastic shot Brian!
Which lens?

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Jul 16, 2006 11:36 |  #10

Fantastic shot Brian.

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Jul 16, 2006 11:44 as a reply to  @ mtonsbeek's post |  #11

mtonsbeek wrote:
Fantastic shot Brian!
Which lens?

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Thanks Maarten
It was my MPE-65- but only at 1:1 so possible with any normal macro lens
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Jul 16, 2006 11:54 as a reply to  @ photobitz's post |  #12

photobitz wrote:
ok, well composition wise it may not be super, but the eyes!!!! They're so crisp and that critter was in motion!!!! I get the impression it was just luck, but still... I can't say I 've seen many of your shots that I didn't like.

You are right- the compositionis not good and I could have done with brighter BG, but I was lucky twice:)
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Jul 16, 2006 11:55 as a reply to  @ BearLeeAlive's post |  #13

BearLeeAlive wrote:
Fantastic shot Brian.

Thanks Jim,
This is one of the few In flight shots I meant to take before getting to the spot- a particular plant where I'd seen the hoverflies hovering nicely previously. :)
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Jul 16, 2006 12:23 |  #14

Amazing stuff. I have to ask: What was the success/failure rate here? :D




  
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Jul 16, 2006 12:55 as a reply to  @ eccles's post |  #15

eccles wrote:
Amazing stuff. I have to ask: What was the success/failure rate here? :D

Thanks Eccles :)
I was going to say you are lucky to get 1 in 10 in focus doing this, but just looked at the RAW files and I only took 3 in flight shots and the two above came out pretty well. Think I'm just getting more relaxed about doing shots like these- if I haven't got good focus I don't take the shot.
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