Marmalade Hoverfly in mid air (macro)

Check this one out in HD mode. This is a macro of a hover fly in mid air. I was photographing something else entirely when this hoverfly starting floating around my head, hovering almost still in intervals of a few seconds as they usually do. I awaited for his mid air pauzes a few times and each time I snapped as many as I could, using flash to keep a fast shutter speed. It took only 50 tries or so to get one really sharp.

comments (6)

alxmb

Mountain Gorilla

Wow, this is awesome! I've tried several times to shoot one in mid air, but no luck so far...
Did you use autofocus? Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Yes, I did use auto focus. Keep trying, I had many out of focus photos as well, it requires luck mostly. Posted 12 years ago

Graeme Ruck

Lion

What an absolutely tremendous shot, well done. Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 12 years ago

DragonC

Musk Oxen

Whether it was luck or skill or simply by trying over and over, this is a damn fine shot. Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 12 years ago

The Marmalade Hover Fly

"Episyrphus balteatus", sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant