My Left Eye

Paul Iddon

This is the common hoverfly or dronefly that hover above your shrubs and bushes like a kestrel does hover over its prey.

Except here of course, it wasn't hovering, it was sat on top of the bird table. I couldn't get further around to see the other eye cos I would have been stepping into the garden pond...

So for this one time only, you get the left eye!

C&C as always.

Exif:

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Image Date: 2009:05:28 19:08:32
Flash Used: Yes (Manual)
Focal Length: 105.0mm
CCD Width: 4.18mm
Exposure Time: 0.125 s (1/8)
Aperture: f/14.0
ISO equiv: 400
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)






Paul.

Mark Edell

I like the the texture in this shot against the simple background. Well done!

Lord Vetinari

Good capture Paul
brian V.

Paul Iddon

Thanks guys

Paul.

paddler4

Some advice?
Great capture. Maybe you can help me with something. You shot at 1/8, so I assume you used a tripod. How do you get a tripod set up fast enough for a hoverfly? I end up chasing insects around, holding the camera by hand.

Thanks.

Dan

Paul Iddon

Dan.

This hover was happy enough to walk onto my finger from off a leaf on a shrub, and I placed him on here myself. Posed OK for me, but the pond was in the way to move round and I didn't risk moving him twice in case he flew off.

Paul.

paddler4

Paul,

Thanks. A good strategy for patient bugs. I've spent a lot of time chasing ones that rarely stay still, like white cabbage butterflies. Just have to keep running after them...

Dan

Paul Iddon wrote:

Dan.

This hover was happy enough to walk onto my finger from off a leaf on a shrub, and I placed him on here myself. Posed OK for me, but the pond was in the way to move round and I didn't risk moving him twice in case he flew off.

Paul.

Paul Iddon

YQW m8.

Paul.