Preparing for landing

by davidstorm

A small Hoverfly, preparing to land on flowers in our garden.

Pentax K-5iis, Pentax D FA 100 WR Macro
Uploaded08/07/2018 - 19:33
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/800
Aperturef/5.0
ISO400
Focal Length100mm

vejj
Posted 08/07/2018 - 22:16 Link
Great capture
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davidstorm
Posted 08/07/2018 - 22:25 Link
vejj wrote:
Great capture

Gradually honing my skills at polishing turds

You are too hard on yourself! Thank you for the comment

Regards
David
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derek897
Posted 08/07/2018 - 23:03 Link
Great timing and a cracking shot, liked
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stub
Posted 09/07/2018 - 06:44 Link
Never managed pics like this personally so im in admiration of the skill required...
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Daronl
Posted 09/07/2018 - 06:56 Link
Massively impressed at your photo-skil in getting this shot. Tried it myself very many times but never got a crisp and clear image like this.

I will now start my quest again inspired by your marvellous work here which proves it can be done well.
Daronl
KenC
Posted 09/07/2018 - 07:47 Link
The Marmalade Hoverfly.
tommyt
Posted 09/07/2018 - 14:24 Link
Well captured.
davidwozhere
Posted 10/07/2018 - 00:42 Link
Focus bang on the right bit too. Well done.
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davidstorm
Posted 12/07/2018 - 20:21 Link
Thank you to all for the comments

Cheers
David
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Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu

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