"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.
Similar species: True Flies
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 29, 2024. Captured Jul 11, 2024 11:53.
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Very nice. Made me smile.
Posted one year ago
This is single shot, at quite a small aperture, f/16 I think. Have to do it from memory because this lens does not report its aperture value used in EXIF.
I very commonly use a "pre-macro" approach for skittish subjects that I'm unlikely to successfully focus stack. Sometimes I then crop back in, although in this example barely so.
I will also admit that I'm not really an in-field focus stacker. I've always considered that to be a studio approach but that view seems increasingly outdated :) Posted one year ago