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Hoverfly approaching honeysuckle flower.

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Posted by David Taylor on July 16, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Hoverfly approaching honeysuckle flower.
These are really hard to target in flight, especially using manual exposure and focus, but I enjoy the challenge.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX macro lens
Manual Exposure and focus Auto white balance
Sigma ring flash
ISO 100
F13
1/160s
Hand held
RAW processed in SPP4
Finished off in PictureWindowPro,and PS Elements
Framed in Xara Designer Pro 6

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by John Robinson on July 16, 2010 at 4:48 PM
Well done David. Much better than the last one.
Patience pays off you see !! :smile:
Cheers
jr
Posted by Shaun Simpson on July 16, 2010 at 4:52 PM
Definately better than the last one, the bit of wing blur and improved lighting and composition improves the image tremendously, well done :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on July 16, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Best of the two David,great detail and another amazing handheld capture :eek: :eek: :eek: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on July 16, 2010 at 5:16 PM
agree with others best one of the two, well caught David on a difficult subject
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 16, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Nice one David :toast: :toast:


Much better than the other one :smile:
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on July 17, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Cracking record of this species in flight. The composition and angle of view are excellent - one of the best shots you've posted IMO.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Phil Mclean on July 17, 2010 at 7:02 AM
I agree,the best of the last 2 posted and the use of the leaf behind the fly has really helped.
Nice one David.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 17, 2010 at 7:56 AM
Very well caught - the leaf as the background really sets it off well :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM
Excellant capture David. You have done really well here. You certainly don't like to make life easy do you? :biggrin: :wink:
Posted by David Taylor on July 18, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Thanks for the comments folks. :wavey:

Maggie, at my age you have to keep your faculties at their peak, this and playing badminton helps in a small way. :smile: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by John Robinson on July 18, 2010 at 5:59 PM
PS
Love the "South Park " eyes !!! :razz: :razz: :smile: :smile: :toast: :toast:
JR