Log in

View Full Version here: : Intimate moments caught on camera


telemarker
22-04-2008, 12:57 PM
Caught these hover flies hanging around. :D

41647

astro_south
22-04-2008, 01:47 PM
Great capture Tele ... talk about timing :)

Care to divulge camera / lens / settings details?

p.s. they are hover flies.

Ric
22-04-2008, 02:06 PM
That's a pretty amazing mid air shot.

Great timing and well done.

Cheers

telemarker
22-04-2008, 02:07 PM
Used a Panasonic FZ50 with a Raynox DCR-150 macro.
Settings were F11, 1/1000s, on board flash, tele zoomed to 190mm (35 equiv).

Post google, you're correct (shows how much I know!!) but they were hovering like that for over 5 min in the one spot. The one on top had to do all the flying. They weren't perturbed by having a camera stuck in their faces and flashes going off. Preoccupied I suppose.

Dennis
22-04-2008, 02:59 PM
Terrific photo - well captured and well done!

Cheers

Dennis

ving
23-04-2008, 02:57 PM
wow! wht are they doing?
:ashamed:

middy
23-04-2008, 03:38 PM
Well the Daddy fly has a big stinger and the Mummy fly doesn't, so when they fall in love the Daddy fly ...... aah forget it, go look it up in a book Ving.

jjjnettie
23-04-2008, 05:53 PM
I think I need a cigarette after looking at that photo.

Amazing capture!

ving
24-04-2008, 10:45 AM
:rofl: @ jeanette!

you owe me a coffee and a new keyboard!

leon
24-04-2008, 07:40 PM
Yep, that surely is a great capture, well done.

Leon