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12 June 2007
Hover fly and Hebe
This week's Wordless Wednesday entry is a Hoverfly having a meal of Hebe nectar. Taken in my garden at the weekend
Jenn I there is no real secret. I have a macro lens which allows me to get in very close to my subjects. I get the depth of field by stopping down as far as I can without making the image too dark. When I load the image I crop slightly (but only slightly) and adjust teh brightness and contrast a little. I do manipulate my images but only a little.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a hover fly, nor have I seen Hebe! Thanks for sharing that. Your work is always so lovely. From the looks of it, I'd like to take a walk in the garden at your house!
Cool picture! I love pictures of bugs... how do you get close enough to take it?? I saw another one of a butterfly on a flower, that someone took. When I try to take pictures like that, they come out just like specks. (Or it may be because my camera doesn't have ZOOM!)
This week's Wordless Wednesday entry is a Hoverfly having a meal of Hebe nectar. Taken in my garden at the weekend
58 comments:
Beautiful shot!
Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Happy WW! :-)
what a wonderful, vibrant shot. I love it!!
The colors here are so rich! Especially the purple!
Happy WW!
Blessings
(Another) beautiful shot, Jams! As everyone has commented, the color contrast and clarity is wonderful!
Very, very nice!
You always make insects look really beautiful jams.
Excellent shot!
How do you do it? Your photos are always amazing!!
Lovely picture. Happy WW.
That's really lovely. I love the contrast of the colors and the triangular composition.
What a great macro, congrats!!!
and happy ww!
Another beautiful shot as usual. The colours are gorgeous. Happy WW.
Great shot! Happy WW!
You always have such great photos! I enjoy my visits here. Happy WW!
Your photos are simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing! This one is amazing!
Really fantastic shot! Brilliant colors.
Wow!
An incredible shot! I was trying to capture a bee at work the other day, and nothing came out even close to this. Feel like sharing your secrets?
Again Thanks for your kind words.
Jenn I there is no real secret. I have a macro lens which allows me to get in very close to my subjects. I get the depth of field by stopping down as far as I can without making the image too dark. When I load the image I crop slightly (but only slightly) and adjust teh brightness and contrast a little. I do manipulate my images but only a little.
Jams you are so tallented but there's no way I could get close to something that might turn around & bite/sting/flutter at me!
Wow! What a great picture! Mine is up!
Nice work :-)
Beautiful picture! Don't think I want to get that close to a bee :)
A hoverfly? Looks like a bee to me. No matter, he's beautiful.
Excellent detail and use of macro photography. Even the petals in the flower and veins in the leaf are visible.
Thanks for stopping by to check out the shots of my pre-teen drama queens!
FANTASTIC shot - Bravo! Happy WW!
that is a great shot!
How incredible!!!!
That was in your garden??? Amazing!
Wow! That is a fabulous photo.
What an amazing closeup.
Great macro shot! This one's definitely a keeper
Beautiful shot! Happy WW.
Angel Mama ():)
Beautiful! Love the detail!
how lovely, i love the colors!
Great shot! I need a better camera or something!
Beautiful. You obviously have a fabulous camera. I need to buy a new one . . .
My photo is posted, so hope you'll drop by!
I love the purple and the yellow together - nice shot!
Happy WW!
Wow...this is a fantastic shot. Just in time.
WTG!
Very interesting!! I've never heard of a hoverfly before.
I'm inviting everyone to drop by my blog today... hope you can make it by.
THanks all for your kind words!
wow ... love your macro shots!
happy WW
Stunning as per-usual!
Beautiful shot of the bee!
My Wordless Wednesday theme is all about those wonderful rhinos again this week!
Happy WW day! Villager
You do take great shots, even with macro I shake.
A lovely macro...I love taking photos of insects myself...a whole new world.
wow, this is so beautiful, you must have a very beautiful garden.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a hover fly, nor have I seen Hebe! Thanks for sharing that. Your work is always so lovely. From the looks of it, I'd like to take a walk in the garden at your house!
Wow, great shot!
Happy WW!
Mine's up too! Come visit when you get a moment :)
Sneaky hoverfly, pretending to be a wasp!
Great photo, and brilliantly crisp focusing which is no mean feat for this type of shot.
Excellent shot
By the way the cartoon guy does have a blog. His link is under the picture.
Great pic!
Cool picture! I love pictures of bugs... how do you get close enough to take it?? I saw another one of a butterfly on a flower, that someone took. When I try to take pictures like that, they come out just like specks. (Or it may be because my camera doesn't have ZOOM!)
Once again, thanks all!
You always have such beautiful and interesting photos Jam-O.
Always a pleasure to share WW with you.
Hmmm
The coloquial term for that type of insect in the States is Yellow Jackets.
Thanks Mags. I thought yellow jackets were wasps Beakerkin. The hover fly just uses wasp like camouflage.
wasp unicoloured? Ah I think we have a case of different use of the word. Here the most common wasps are yellow and black.
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