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A hot muggy day, & this plant in the garden was alive with Hoverflies.....so I set the camera up on the tripod, to capture the two flower heads together, & waited, & waited some more !
The little blighters would not settle on my two flowers !!!!......so to lure them I dripped a tiny drop of Honey onto the yellow centres, & waited again......after a minute or two, the LH
fly appeared & while I took a shot of him, the second fly turned up on the RH side.....took a few shots of them both, at different apertures & focusing, & this image was the best of them,
with both flies sharp.....yippee ! So I got the shot I wanted, & the flies got their reward of the honey......sorted, & chuffed !!!...................
Thanks everyone for your feedback on 'End of the Beginning' ,......much appreciated !!.
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens: | 90.0 mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 30 Jul 2011 - 3:41 PM |
| Focal Length: | 90mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/800sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Hoverflies Two. |
| Username: | 
Niknut |
| Uploaded: | 24 Aug 2011 - 4:34 PM |
| Tags: | Chrysanthemum(frutescens)., Close-up / macro, Flowers & plants, Hoverflies |
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| Votes: | 73 |
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You have far more patience than I do, Keith, and what a neat idea, so glad you are pleased with the result.
Keith, I will learn your recipe by heart!!! WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
the result is really worth it, what an idyllic garden shot. Love it!!
so glad everyone including the hovers were happy at the end of your attempt to get the all important shot, well taken
Great stealth sed here a honey trap I think it's called. There seems to ba an awful lot of these wee beasties this year or maybe I'm just more aware of them.
Dougie
Many thanks everyone for the very positive feedback....I'm very grateful !!!
Alf, thanks also for your tip with the honey/water spray....I shall have to try that !....sounds like a good cure for a sore-throat too !.....bet you've never met a Hoverfly with a sore-throat
in your neck of the woods, so it must work ?????.
How lovely to get both in focus - worth that drop of honey 
Helen
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