Hover thinks about Cover! (Heliophilus pendulas)

Paul Iddon

Here is a hoverfly on the paving stone which edges my small garden pond today - and I figured he may have been pond-ering looking for some cover from the heat of the afternoon sun!

This is of course a lucky shot, the hover was all over the place and quite active - perhaps the paving stone was a little bit to warm under the feet and it had to keep taking off every now and again to allow its toes to cool off (do they have toes? I think not!) or whatever is on the end of their legs!

This one is a Heliophilus pendulas, sometimes referred to as a sun fly.


C&C as always.

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2010-06-20
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0029 s (1/350)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk










Paul.

clicketf3

nice one paul

Paul Iddon

Thanks Julie

Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Good one Paul - might not have "toes" but they certainly have little claws.
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Thanks Brian for the update.

I'll see what closeness I can get sometime.


Paul.

basflt

Paul Iddon wrote: »

I'll see what closeness I can get sometime.

is far as i can see ,
you are aiming at nice color and composition
if so ;you managed ;

beautiful , all of them , not only this one

Paul Iddon

Thanks Bas, I try my best, and sometimes it pays off, sometimes not


Paul.

basflt

modest ? :lol4

honest , Paul , i like yer pic's as they are

but , if you can get closer , .... thats what this section is about , i guess