Should I fly or walk-To reach that side?

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Should I fly or walk-To reach that side?
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Copyright: Narayanan Ganesan (gannu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 4 N: 1811] (8608)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-13
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/8, 1/30 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-24 2:27
Viewed: 333
Points: 42
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae

Flies in the Diptera family Syrphidae are commonly known as hoverflies, flower flies, or Syrphid flies.

As their common names suggest, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.

Technical
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180mm lens used
F8.0
ISO 200

Cropped
Edited
Resized
Frame and contrast adjustment done in PS CS3

Thanks for looking.

Ganesh
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A good, lateral capture of a fine hoverfly specimen with characteristic huge eyes Ganesh, Ram could name the species for you, I'm sure. A slight cropping may improve this composition my frie3nd.
Cheers,
Mehmet

very beautiful pic, TFS Ori

Hi friend Narayanan,
A superb shot of this fly with lovely title:)
TFS.
Cheers,
Bayram

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 0 N: 1457] (6594)
  • [2008-04-24 6:23]

Hi Ganesan
Very nice closed up image.Good POV and sharp iamge,colors and details are very nice.
TFS Michel

Hola Ganesh, una toma nitida y con buena luz, colores muy naturales, yo recortaria por la derecha pues hay un espacio que no aporta nada y quedaria mejor la composición. Un saludo

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2008-04-24 10:01]

Hi Ganesh,

Your title made me smile. So, which did he do? Nice capture of this fly as he walks up the stem. Good colors and details. I like the transparent wings.

Jane

Hi GAnesh,
Very nice Bg and colors on the bee. Little more sharpness would have been fantastic. Crop on the right side, could be better.

Hi Ganesh Ji,
A lovely capture of this beautiful hoverfly. Excellent composition and sharp details. Very good BG. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hello Ganesh,
This is a good one, very delicate macro shot!
good sharpness, nice colour and superb details
well done always
cheers
Tony

Hello Narayanan,
sorry, I cant visit your last posts since I am in field trip and I have not usually internet. Recently I tried to take some shot of this group (Syrphidae). They are beautiful and mostly colorful flies. Also yours. Nicely composed and presented with interesting title. Sharp details very nice. BG colors also great. TFS, well done my friend
Ahmet

Lovely shot, bro...
Very well done!!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5091] (17959)
  • [2008-04-24 13:37]

Great macro of this little Hoverfly, Ganesh!
I really like the simplicity of it: A simple BG, just a leaf, stem and hoverfly, very even exposure, wide crop.
Sharp and detailed with good clarity.
Lovely tones too.
Well done!

Joe

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 5 N: 2728] (9914)
  • [2008-04-24 14:47]

Hola My friend.
Great macro Narayanan. Love the colors and pose. Beautiful BG
Saludos
Luis52.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 795 W: 5 N: 2038] (7715)
  • [2008-04-24 16:35]

Hi Nara,very beautifull,perfect sharpenss and details but i like a lot the soft background too,excellent work,my best compliments,Luciano

Hello Gannu. Awesome sharpness of your shot here. I like the perch and detail of the exposure. You have muted the background well and well done. Regards. Jusni

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 982 W: 64 N: 1199] (4856)
  • [2008-04-25 0:28]

How beautiful this shot, Ganesan! I love the composition with the large horizontal format. The hoverfly is so cute and has splendid sharpness and details. The bg is perfect, I should like to be able of something like that.
Very good job, my friend.
Congratulations and TFS
Greetings
Maite

Hi Narayanan, splendid hoverfy with lovely details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Nice shot. Sharply focussed and good DOF.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-25 21:51]

Hello Ganesh

The composition is simple but very effective.
Excellent rich colours.The POV and DOF are very good.
The oof BG is super.
Excellent focus and sharpness.
TFS

Rob

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2297 W: 163 N: 6694] (21146)
  • [2008-04-28 7:42]

Hello Ganesh,
I really like the way you've captured this Hoverfly from the side and against a fine soft green background. Excellent sharp details and fine colours in this lovely composition.
Many thanks, Ulla

Hi Ganesh,
very beautiful shot with good sharpness on the little hoverfly.
The composition with the green smooth background is great :)
Good POV, too.
TFS Tatjana

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