Hoverfly on crocus

Lord Vetinari

At last a hoverfly found the crocuses although the crocus is a bit past it by now.

Brian V.









Crop of above shot showing more detail

sanka

Razor sharp. What did you use to shoot it?

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

At last a hoverfly found the crocuses although the crocus is a bit past it by now.

Brian V.

Crop of above shot showing more detail

Love the CROPPED shot Brian, the detail in the eye and the scattered pollen attached to its body are what I find very appealing about that shot

What can I say.... freakin awesome as per usual from you my friend

.... Skippy
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blacksmith

You are still Brian with very sharp photos, excellent light and good composition! Excellent work.

Cheers!

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for looking and commenting all

Sanka- was using an MPE-65 but any macro lens from major manufacturers is capable of giving very sharp images.

Brian V.

Corehead

You know, I hear you can catch hoverflies if you can get close enough to shake salt on their wings.

Or something.

But who needs salt when there's all that pollen on that fly?!

You must have the "Patience of Job" to have gotten that second shot! But as I've been saying lately: Photography is a lot like fishing. You just have to wait for the right bite!

Steve-o

Lord Vetinari

Corehead wrote:

You know, I hear you can catch hoverflies if you can get close enough to shake salt on their wings.

Or something.

But who needs salt when there's all that pollen on that fly?!

You must have the "Patience of Job" to have gotten that second shot! But as I've been saying lately: Photography is a lot like fishing. You just have to wait for the right bite!

Steve-o

Thanks for the comments
Not sure the salt trick would work but I have had hoverflies walk onto my fingers to warm up

Funny- I used to be an angler - gave up when the fish in my pond were bigger than the ones I was catching
Not quite true but very nearly

Brian V.