Volucella zonaria

Lord Vetinari

Some photos of a female Volucella zonaria hoverfly with some lighting variations. All 5Dmk2/MPE-65.
Brian v.


Strong morning natural light



Full flash











Soft natural light / fill flash

BeardedChick

Great set, Brian! #4 is intense! I like seeing all the lighting variations. :-)

Lord Vetinari

BeardedChick wrote: »

Great set, Brian! #4 is intense! I like seeing all the lighting variations. :-)

Thanks BC
Brian V.

PeterD-2009

I thought I had already replied to this post - sorry:cry.

Terrific set of images Brian. Lighting, sharpness and composition.
It must have been very patient with you to get so many good images.

Lord Vetinari

PeterD-2009 wrote: »

I thought I had already replied to this post - sorry:cry.

Terrific set of images Brian. Lighting, sharpness and composition.
It must have been very patient with you to get so many good images.

Thanks Peter - yes I did disturb it a few times
For the closeup shot I held the end of the flower raceme and waited for the hoverfly to reach the focus point of the lens.
Brian v.