Some more New Year Hoverflies

Lord Vetinari

Some more New Year hoverflies.
Brian V.

2nd hoverfly of 2015






3rd hoverfly of 2015

Stumblebum

All wows!! Bravo!

Lord Vetinari

Stumblebum wrote: »

All wows!! Bravo!

Thanks SB
Brian v.

e6filmuser

Again, superb detail. They look in perfect condition. Presumably emerged from late season pupae?

Harold

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Harold,
Yes I think these are late emerging adults that hibernate if it gets too cold.
Brian v.

smithwith3fs

Excellent shots Brian.
Was this using the handheld flash set up; and I presume it was done out doors?
I noticed the blob of sugar solution this time, it seems to work like a charm!

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smithwith3fs wrote: »

Excellent shots Brian.
Was this using the handheld flash set up; and I presume it was done out doors?
I noticed the blob of sugar solution this time, it seems to work like a charm!

Thanks Nigel, yes using the same setup. I put some drops of honey /sugar syrup on the leaves of a camellia shrub which gets good sun in Winter.
In most of these shots, I'm holding the leaf or stem near the hoverfly and resting the camera lens on the same hand. This mechanically links the camera to the subject -This stabilises the system and makes fine focusing a lot easier (focus by moving the camera).

Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

It's supposed to be mid winter Brian. Lol. Great to see

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GOLDENORFE wrote: »

It's supposed to be mid winter Brian. Lol. Great to see

Thanks Phil
Brian v.