Marmalade hoverfly en route to Garden candytuft - crop

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Christine Young

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WOW! That is so sharp! Well done. Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, manual focus lens even :) Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Impressive! Hand held? Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Yep, but a big part of it is luck.
      
      This is me strolling through the garden with the 2:1 lens. The issue is that it has no vibration reduction (which I do have on the 1:1 lens) and no auto-focus (also on the 1:1 lens).
      
      Needless to say, the hit rate is quite a lot lower. Which is fine for the garden, but when traveling I'm thinking it may need to keep relying on the 1:1 lens. Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Good idea, especially considering that space when traveling is tight. I'd rather have an AF lens with me for sure. BUT, you a really good photographer and could probably do fine with either option, as this photo demonstrates. Posted 4 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thank you for the compliment, but what you're not seeing is the many total failures not shared. The issue is that when I travel, it has cost a fortune to get there and should be seen as a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can't retake the shots. So with a low hit rate, that's a problem. I need to reliably hit the subject, whilst back home I can just revisit.
        
        So I'll probably bring both. The 1:1 for dynamic, unexpected, allround, and the 2:1 as an extra for specific stationary situations. Posted 4 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh true...I was thinking purely about space and having to carry an extra lens. Posted 4 years ago

Wesley Goorachan

Lion

Amazing capture Ferdy! Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Good one Ferdy Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 4 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

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Aug 6, 2021. Captured Jul 2, 2021 19:24.

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NIKON D850
f/4.0
1/60s
ISO64
50mm