A Hover Fly

SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
edited November 19, 2005 in Holy Macro
Boy oh Boy this weather sure is frustrating I tell you :pissed
I got a chance to look for a bug in the backyard the other day and found a Hover Fly ........ how lucky was I hey ?? not a beautiful Butterfly.......not a pretty Bee...........awwwwww come on Mr Weatherman can't ya just wack on a few nice Sunny Days ??? pleaaaaaaaaase :rolleyes

Not much colour in this one folks it was up against the fence and shadowed by the Pergola.

Hand Held.......... Canon 20D, Canon 100mm Macro and 580 Flash (manual mode)
as per that wonderful Macro Man himself "Brian" enjoy... Skippy (Australia)

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2005
    Looks like plenty of light there skip thumb.gif
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2005
    I like it thumb.gif very much
    very sharp can see all the tiny hairs and the light looks just about right clap.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,009 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2005
    I like it also would lose the upper right distraction but very nice thumb.gif
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2005
    Nice Skippy, Is that full frame?

    I was thinking about getting a dedicated macro lens.
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Interesting. Nice capture. thumb.gif I agree with Jeff. Might do some PS to remove that upper right distraction. :uhoh
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Looks like an excellent capture to me skippy thumb.gif

    Light is very nice- agree with the others , think I'd remove the bloom top right.
    We have had our first frosts here over the last couple of days but then bright sunshine in the cold- still managed to find a few bugs around even though the air temp was only 4'C.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Yup Oh He Got Plenty of Light Alright
    Humungus wrote:
    Looks like plenty of light there skip thumb.gif


    I Flashed him :giggle Skippy (Australia) rolleyes1.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Awwww Thanks
    bfjr wrote:
    I like it thumb.gif very much
    very sharp can see all the tiny hairs and the light looks just about right clap.gif
    Well it's still a tad too windy for doing Macro......and today was probably a good day, but I had to work........weather is suppose to be picking up, so I have my fingers crossed that I will find myself a Prized Bee to photograph :D
    Thanks for looking........ Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Hi There
    jwear wrote:
    I like it also would lose the upper right distraction but very nice thumb.gif
    I was fully expecting the picture not to turn out because of the breeze, so I was happy to see that I even got it in focus mwink.gif
    Thank you for your comment.....the distraction hopefully will turn into another open flower and start attracting butterflies this coming year.

    Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Hi there Greaper
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice Skippy, Is that full frame?

    I was thinking about getting a dedicated macro lens.
    Yeah call me a glutton for punishment, I really don't like cropping, I'd say 99% of my macro are full frames ......rarely do I ever crop them, kinda makes it harder to capture them in the first place, but goodness knows I try rolleyes1.gif

    Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Thanks Bird Man
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Interesting. Nice capture. thumb.gif I agree with Jeff. Might do some PS to remove that upper right distraction. :uhoh
    I'm not overly rapt in the shot meself rolleyes1.gif it lacks colour etc, but I needed a bug fix, it feels like forever since I got to shoot any bugs :D

    Take Care........... Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Hey there Brian
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Looks like an excellent capture to me skippy thumb.gif

    Light is very nice- agree with the others , think I'd remove the bloom top right.
    We have had our first frosts here over the last couple of days but then bright sunshine in the cold- still managed to find a few bugs around even though the air temp was only 4'C.
    Brian V.
    Brian I got the drools up today my friend, I confess, I couldn't help meself.....I looked but I didn't buy ...... I was very strong and looked some more.....I think I know what me next Lens is gonna be :D

    The Canon 180mm Macro eek7.gif < --- did I say that ne_nau.gif couldn't have, I'm not buying any more lenses, I think headscratch.gifmwink.gif
    Besides Brian it's all your fault you keep posting all those cool bugs and inspiring me .....thanks for looking ...... Skippy (Australia)
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Skippy wrote:
    Brian I got the drools up today my friend, I confess, I couldn't help meself.....I looked but I didn't buy ...... I was very strong and looked some more.....I think I know what me next Lens is gonna be :D

    The Canon 180mm Macro <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/eek7.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > < --- did I say that <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > couldn't have, I'm not buying any more lenses, I think <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/mwink.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
    Besides Brian it's all your fault you keep posting all those cool bugs and inspiring me .....thanks for looking ...... Skippy (Australia)
    Don't blame me !!!!!
    As an aside are you sure you need the length/weight. Must admit I have not tried a 180 macro lens, but when I've tried using my 70-300APO in macro mode I had trouble finding the bugs, with lens shake and even more trouble with the flash lighting- ie the greater focus distance causes me problems. You might be better off with the 100mm lens plus it also makes a great length for impromptu portraits. If you can I'd try them first.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2005
    Hi Brian
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Don't blame me !!!!!
    As an aside are you sure you need the length/weight. Must admit I have not tried a 180 macro lens, but when I've tried using my 70-300APO in macro mode I had trouble finding the bugs, with lens shake and even more trouble with the flash lighting- ie the greater focus distance causes me problems. You might be better off with the 100mm lens plus it also makes a great length for impromptu portraits. If you can I'd try them first.

    Brian V.
    Yep you are right......... I should go to a store that has one or a lens of similar size and weight and see what it's like.
    I am in no position to buy such a lens anyways rolleyes1.gif I gotta come up with me airfare to USA soon so that's where my pennies will be going :D
    Thanks for the info Brian ............. Skippy (Australia)
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