Helpful Posts: Hi guys,i found this Hoverfly yesterday sitting on a poppy,it was not until i put it on screen that i noticed he seems to have lost part of his right front leg,it does not seem to hold him back as i only got one shot fired and he was gone!C&C welcome.
Cheers David
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28th February 2014, 06:35 AM #1
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Hoverfly
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28th February 2014, 11:04 AM #2
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Re: Hoverfly
Great photo David, really sharp. The detail when you zoom in on the fly is amazing. Was that a macro lens you were using
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28th February 2014, 03:15 PM #3
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I am stunned
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28th February 2014, 03:20 PM #4
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Just great - outstanding. First thought would be that this was a reaction, handheld, to a brief opportunity, but the precision here suggests something more planned and worked out before the trigger was pulled. Which?
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28th February 2014, 06:47 PM #5
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So sharp David!
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28th February 2014, 07:27 PM #6
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Hi Greg,thanks for commenting,yes it was the Canon MPE-65 Macro,its a great lens but very hard to master i.m.o.anyway,its manual focus only
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28th February 2014, 07:28 PM #7
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Cheers Nandakumar
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28th February 2014, 07:29 PM #8
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Re: Hoverfly
Front legs seem OK to me, David. If you look really closely you can see that she is 'washing her hands'.
Looks like Melanstoma scalare to me, although you do get a few extra species which we don't find this far north.
If you compare this image with a male you will notice a difference in the abdomen shape and colours.
Usually they appear over a long period from early Spring to late Autumn but I haven't seen any here yet this year. Just a few of the Eristalis tenax, and they were quite flighty.
ps. We previously had a Post Your Insects thread running for some time; where everyone was encouraged to post their images. Perhaps it is nearly time for another one to be started. Although getting to be the wrong time now for our southern continent members.
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28th February 2014, 07:33 PM #9
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Thank you Mark,appreciated bud,the shot was not planned,i just go walkabout and hope to come across a shot,it was also hand held as is 99.9% of my shots,there is just not enough time to set up a tri-pod!
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28th February 2014, 07:35 PM #10
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Cheers Binnur
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28th February 2014, 07:45 PM #11
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Thanks Geoff,the leg must be bent or something (third leg on its right side, up from tail end)it still looks as if there's a bit missing to me
Cheers yet again for the detailed I.D. as all i knew was Hoverfly
and like you say they are very flighty!
David
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