Party Crashers

Gallery: FloraPosted May 28, 2012110 views10 comments

Just what the title says. Four Hoverflies in a hardy Rose.

ND300s, AFD 200mm F/4 Micronikkor, F/11, 1/100 Sec, Flash @ -3EV, ISO400 and Tripod. Thankfully the Hovers were all aligned to the sensor plane more or less.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Fern Curls and let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 28, 2012 at 6:44 PM

Ram: Great job on the plane of focus to get all of the party goers sharp. I also like that one of the hovers has wings closed. Lastly, the centered position works really well here. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 28, 2012 at 6:57 PM

Ram;
What a party. Like bees to the honey pot! Fabulous image.

Looks like we are also having a moderator posting party! Hope Lorna chimes in with a post as well

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 28, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Hi Ram

My eye is greatly distracted by the LLC hoverfly looking the wrong direction

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 28, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Albert, I spoke to them over phone about your request

- hope this one is not quite as distracting to you.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 28, 2012 at 10:17 PM

Ram:
Can you please call again and ask if they can do a all four facing the center formation?

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Comment posted by Gary Jacobson on May 29, 2012 at 1:41 AM

I was wondering what all of the buzz was about! Nice capture and how cooperative of these little pollinators. Well seen and captured Ram!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 29, 2012 at 11:54 AM

Great work on lining up the plane of focus Ram. An excellent subject with some cool party crashers. Nicely handled.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 29, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Wow, what an image. and to have them all symetrically placed...........I'm not a real fan of bugs, but you did a great job here... wish I could get my 200mn F4 to do that........... ha........ nice job!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 30, 2012 at 1:38 AM

I like the repost with better contrast. Nicely done Ram.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on May 30, 2012 at 7:45 AM

They were posing for you in exactly the right spot! I really enjoy both images!

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