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Hover Fly


Hover Fly
Photo Information
Copyright: Andy Brook (andybrook) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 35 W: 0 N: 43] (136)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-05-14
Categories: Nature
Camera: Fuji Finepix S7000
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-05-17 8:07
Viewed: 697
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I captured this small hover fly feeding on the nectar of a little flower called London Pride which we have growing in our garden.The plants flowers are 1 cm diameter approx.
The hover fly (family syrphidae) is a common insect in most gardens.There a many species of this insect which vary in size,some of the largest are sometimes mistaken for wasps.
The Hover fly larvae eat aphids (greenfly)so are a good friend of the gardener!
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Nice photo Andy. I have a Honey bee in TL and you have this beautiful honey fly in TL! Well done.

Very good and informative note, thanks, and the picture is good aswell, I like the off center composition and the DOF.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 12706 W: 272 N: 16945] (67812)
  • [2004-05-17 12:19]

Beautiful macro shot Andy, very good and informative note. Good job.

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  • manny Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2979 W: 89 N: 4017] (21378)
  • [2004-05-18 3:40]

Nice colors. I like the composition and the shallow DOF. The colors are very good too. You and Jaap (carper) have similar style.

Hi Andy
I like your exposure here, and the way the fly is sitting on the flower. However, if you crop it vertically, omitting everything to the left of the fly and its flower, you will get much more impact and loose the white and light green currently in the left, distracting the eye from the fly.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer [C: 131 W: 0 N: 117] (439)
  • [2004-07-20 13:59]

Good shot, the lighting is excellent - reflected off the fly's eye and thorax. The detail of the fly is good along with the plant stalk.

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