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Feeding Hoverfly

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Posted by Matt Cole on September 2, 2010 at 6:10 AM
A Marmalade Hoverfly feeding on Golden Rod. It's always tricky to get the mouthparts in the plane of focus but I managed to get the angle right here.

Here's a larger version.

Canon 5D with MPE-65 macro lens and 2 diffused Speedlites on side brackets, f11, 1/160.

All C+C welcomed

Matt :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on September 2, 2010 at 9:08 AM
There is some superb detail here, and you have controlled the angle and depth of field very well.

David
Posted by Maggie Campbell on September 2, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Matt I think the detail is in all the right places. Lovely BG too. :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on September 2, 2010 at 1:33 PM
fab detail and agree with Maggie it is in the right place
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 2, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Couldn't you get any closer? :wink:
This is excellent, the detail is incredible.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Austin Thomas on September 2, 2010 at 1:51 PM
Super Matt,

Great DOF and background.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Shaun Simpson on September 2, 2010 at 3:08 PM
excellent shot very jealous of thi, when I see shots like this I wish I used Canon not nikon so I could hve one of these lenses, wish Nikon did one :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on September 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Hi Matt,

Top shot :toast: :toast: :toast:

Loads of detail and a terrific background.

Wish I could do that! :smile:

Shaun :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on September 2, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Wow, great shot. I'm still saving money for this incridible lens.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on September 2, 2010 at 5:31 PM
Excellent again, Matt. This would look great in 3D. :smile: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Matt Cole on September 3, 2010 at 8:15 AM
thanks very much for the comments. For those suffering lens envy, it's worth pointing out that this shot was probably taken at around 3-4x lifesize, but on a full frame camera. A cropped sensor camera could have taken this at little over 2x lifesize which is attainable with a regular short focal length macro lens and extension tubes :smile:

Matt :toast:
Posted by Justin on September 4, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Up to your usual high quality Matt.