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Hoverfly & pollen beetle.

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Posted by David Taylor on July 22, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Hoverfly & pollen beetle.
Pollen beetles are in abundance this year for some reason.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX macro lens
Manual Exposure and focus Auto white balance
Sigma ring flash
ISO 100
F16
1/125s
Hand held
RAW processed in SPP4
Finished off in Sagelight, PictureWindowPro,and PS Elements
Framed in XaraDesignerPro6

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Posted by Paul King on July 22, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Nice clear shot, looks a bit bright on the fly but in general no nits.
Ring flash doing well there.
Posted by Shaun Simpson on July 23, 2010 at 6:51 AM
Nice shot, your building up quite a collection of these all nice and sharp, well done :toast: :toast:
Posted by Phil Shaw on July 23, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Most may think this is over critical but I would like to see some separation between the frons of the syrphid and the lilly tepal behind. I think this is what one should be looking for in this type of shot, though as a reformed macrophotographer, I appreciate the difficulties in capturing a specific composition.
Posted by David Taylor on July 23, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Thanks gents. :wavey:

Phil I agree, but with these chaps you have to take what you can get, especially near honeysuckle as here. My next image may please you. :smile: :wink:

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