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Thread: hover fly in my garden
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29th March 2012, 05:20 PM #1
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hover fly in my garden
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29th March 2012, 06:40 PM #2
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Re: hover fly in my garden
Hi Jason
this is a very difficult shot! and you did quite well,
unfortunatey, the focus is near the leg when it should be on the "eye"
perhaps next time you can try with a smaller aperture to increase depth of field. be aware of not decrease shutter speed!
hope this helps
cheers
Nicola
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29th March 2012, 07:25 PM #3
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Re: hover fly in my garden
Looks like you got it going on to me, Jason!
Keep 'em coming!
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30th March 2012, 05:24 PM #4
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Re: hover fly in my garden
thankyou terry
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30th March 2012, 05:26 PM #5
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Re: hover fly in my garden
thankyou nicola it does
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30th March 2012, 05:28 PM #6
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Re: hover fly in my garden
Not spot on but good attempt these guys can be so difficult to catch the focus right
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12th April 2012, 03:32 PM #7
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Re: hover fly in my garden
yes it was not easy,as could only get it on manual focus
Last edited by jason lyons; 12th April 2012 at 04:58 PM. Reason: spelling mistake
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12th April 2012, 07:42 PM #8
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Re: hover fly in my garden
An Eristalis pertinax I would think, Jason.
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13th April 2012, 06:59 PM #9
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Re: hover fly in my garden
hmm not sure about that,what do u mean geoff ?
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13th April 2012, 07:24 PM #10
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Re: hover fly in my garden
The hind tibia is partly yellow and the front and mid tarsus seem totally yellow. Which would make this an Eristalis pertinax species.
Although a better view of the head would confirm if there was definitely a dark face stripe. If the face is completely clear Eristalis arbustorum is possible.
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