Marmalade Hoverfly in mid-air

Finally managed to capture a hoverfly in mid-air. I used manual focus, flash and rapid firing hoping to get one sharp shot.

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Joost Thissen

Lion

Nice! Fotographing a flying insect is something I still hope to accomplish. Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks. Hover flies are a nice subject to practice with as they fly in a static position, like a chopper. Next time you see them, manually focus on them. Don't make it a perfect focus, you don't have time for it. Then just rapid fire whilst moving you camera slightly forward and backward. If you're lucky, there will be a sharp shot in between. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Nice one, Ferdy, and a handy explanation! Hey, I'm back from the holidays in North Yorkshire, made a few nice clicks which I'm going to share of course;) Hey, a few new Lions, they beat me to it:) Gratz all! So ttyl, Ludo. Posted 13 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 5, 2012. Captured Aug 4, 2012 13:31.

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NIKON D7000
f/9.0
1/200s
ISO400
105mm