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The Blue Yonder
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The Blue Yonder

by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 22, 201458 views4 comments
This hoverfly is one of a few that were flying on and off some fresh Spring dogwood leaves - I'm not quite sure why !! Maybe seeking flowers or perhaps getting moisture from the leaves ? This one was about to take off.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/800 sec @ f 5.6, -0.67ev, ISO 400

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on April 23, 2014 at 8:49 AM
Spot on focus on the HF, Ian. The image has an appealing dreamy look from the shallow dof and lighting. I think the large light area in the bg detracts a bit from the image, but I assume this was the cleanest bg available.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 23, 2014 at 9:53 AM
I like the colors in the leaves and you've got good sharpness on the fly. It's positioned well for take-off, but I find the blue too dark relative to what your title has me imagining. (Guess I've seen too many flying movies with biplanes heading into bright blue skies. :smile: )
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on April 25, 2014 at 12:52 AM
Ian, I like the take-off pose and the hoverfly is well positioned in the frame. I would like the hoverfly face the camera more.
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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 26, 2014 at 1:57 PM
Hi Ian, How nice to run across one of your postings. I like the position of the Hoverfly and I especially like the composition. Nice focus on the fly.

Cheers,

Carol
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