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Hover Fly on Dianthus Rate Topic: 1 Votes

#1 barmstrong

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 12:01 PM

A few nights of frost have killed most of the flowers around here but temps. in the 70's today had the hover flies out. They are small enough that most people never notice them (about 1/8" in length).

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#2 DRGSin

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 05:26 PM

Great eye detail. Im thinking a little less crop would be better. Id love to see the ends of the wings.

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 09:14 PM

Amazing clarity and detail sensei. Gotta get me one of those extenders.

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#4 nmbubblehead

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Posted 02 November 2008 - 05:53 PM

Great detail....

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#5 barmstrong

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Posted 02 November 2008 - 06:01 PM

DRGSin said:

Great eye detail. Im thinking a little less crop would be better. Id love to see the ends of the wings.

Normally I do like to get everything in the shot. In this case, I was looking for the eye detail so used all of the magnification in my bag. This shot is full frame. Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment.

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