A bit of a struggle to get a good exposure on this scene, but I liked the way that this hoverfly was holding out it's left wing. As though it was signaling it's intention to turn left.
In reality, I suspect that it had a balance problem and the outstretched wing was acting as a counter weight.
The hoverfly is Portevenia maculata which is a species that specialises on Wild Garlic plants, as here.
40D with Sigma 180 macro lens and speedlite flash; and obviously, a Manfrotto tripod.
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Thread: Insect about to turn left?
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23rd April 2011, 07:02 PM #1
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23rd April 2011, 11:17 PM #2
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Re: Insect about to turn left?
How far away from subject are you with that lens?
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24th April 2011, 04:57 PM #3
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Re: Insect about to turn left?
Brilliant shot, love it.
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24th April 2011, 05:55 PM #4
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Re: Insect about to turn left?
Nice shot Geoff and I like the exposure you got. Hoverfly is well placed in the frame too.
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24th April 2011, 06:07 PM #5
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Re: Insect about to turn left?
Thanks for the comments.
With that lens, James, I usually work around 12 to 18 inches from the target. Which I find to be a 'sensible' working distance balance between getting close and scaring the insects.
But it is also cropped. That fly is about 10 mm long.
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