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Hoverfly in flight.

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Posted by David Taylor on July 30, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Hoverfly in flight.
These are really difficult to capture in flight using manual settings.
I hope this works.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F16
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped and retouched in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5


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Posted by John Robinson on July 30, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Brilliant !!
It would be great if you could brighten up the blurred wings a bit.
Should be easy enough.
Good stuff.
JohnR
Posted by Craig Jones on July 30, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Great shot, love the BG and detail nice shot :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by PhilH on July 31, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Nicely done... agree with John in that I would like to see the blurred wings a touch more.

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Posted by Bob Cox on August 2, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Well shot ,nits covered.

Bob.