beauty of the hover

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• ellis49 (30807)
• [2006-08-18 13:57]
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Hi Jaap,
this is a very nice close-up with nice colours, good POV and well composed. The details are ok, but if you lower the ISO and don't use a small aperture like F25 the details will be muck better.
Well done, my friend.

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2006-08-18 14:22]

Hi Jaap,
The details are nice and clear. focus is a touch soft beyond the wing.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. The POV is good.
Well framed and good notes.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-08-18 14:27]

Hello Jaap,
Spectacular shot. Excellent sharpness and the details of the wings is amazing. Great color and very well composed.
Sky

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• jmp (8411)
• [2006-08-18 14:30]
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Hi Jaap,
I find this shot quite good and I wonder why a bigger aperture gives more details. I think that a small aperture gives bigger dof and this helps to details all over the subject. Can you explain me what Gert said? (It's seem it's clear for you:-))
Best regards, José M.

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• batu (13358)
• [2006-08-18 15:02]

Hallo Jaap,
stunning macro of this hoverfly. Wing venation and reflections of the wings are nice.
Thank you for the picture and your notes.
Peter

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• wishnugaruda (16698)
• [2006-08-18 15:33]

Hi Jaap,
realy a beauty, the wings are glittering in the sunlight and this pretty fly is sitting on that sunny flower, very nice, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• marhowie (302)
• [2006-08-18 15:49]

Hello Jaap,
Good detail, light and colors.
Perhaps a bit too much noise reduction.
A well composed close-crop, excellent notes. :)
Well done & have a nice weekend!

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• Hil (5027)
• [2006-08-18 18:40]

Hi Jaap

Superb close up shot, the omposition, POV detail are all great and the colours are lovely, I like the light reflected on the wings.

TFS
Regards Hilary :o)

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• osse (7801)
• [2006-08-18 21:24]

Hi Jaap
I do have a similar shot as this. Great shot. Good colours, light, sharpnes and POV.
Well done jaap

osse

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• ddg (5111)
• [2006-08-19 3:54]

Bonjour Jaap, it's a very good close up, colors , details and lighting are perfect. Well done, Didier.

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• hansh (598)
• [2006-08-19 11:09]

Dag Jaap.
Die staat er mooi op. Prachtige kleuren zo. Scherpte lijkt meer op het achterlijfje te liggen maar overall klasse.
Gr. Hans

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• hester (11638)
• [2006-08-19 13:49]

Hi Jaap

You have a yellow theme in your gallery - it looks quite impressive. Nice close up shot with an excellent POV and colours

TFS

Karan

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• wuta (2142)
• [2006-08-19 14:58]

Hoi Jaap , Prachtige macro foto ,mooi scherp details stuifmeel zie je zitten mooie vleugeltjes en een kleurige bloem pov en framing erg goed ,Groeten Teunie .

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2006-08-19 16:13]

Hi Jaap,

Nice frame filling composition. The color saturation is great. I think the detail is very good in spots, and slightly soft in others. Possibly the angle it was taken at. Keep working at it. You are getting some good shots.

Scott

Gotta revisit for pts.

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• Luis52 (12761)
• [2006-08-19 17:36]

Hola Jaap.- Bella foto, muy buen acercamiento, el color amarillo de la flor contrasta muy bien con este Abejorro. Saludos Luis52

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2006-08-19 22:01]

Hello Jaap
Une excellente photo en macro de ce joli papillon ,les couleurs sont justes et parfaitements exposées ainsi que les détails.. Félicitations pour la belle composition.

Merci et bravo...JP

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• Alex99 (18539)
• [2006-08-20 12:07]

Hi Jaap.
Your next excellent macro shot. I think you managed perfectly to define the DOF. Impressive BG emphasizes the beauty of flower and insect very well. The details and sharpness of hover-fly are great. Superb done.
Alexei.

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2006-08-20 22:33]

This is really beautiful. SO delicate. Great work

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• pablominto (16110)
• [2006-08-21 1:23]

Hello Jaap,
Well composed image!
Good colours and fine details in the insect...
Macro work well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• Graal (5032)
• [2006-08-21 11:20]

Hi Jaap,
very nice close-up, good colours and sharpness. I like it. Well done photo.
Rgs, Aleksander

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• jhm (628)
• [2006-08-22 1:42]

Dag Jaap,

Glas heldere vleugels midden op de bloem, opnieuw een gekende close-up van u met een klein beetje gewijzigde houding, maar de gele bloem geeft wel een mooie verdeling in de foto. Prachtig verwerkt.

Groeten,
John.

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-08-28 6:45]

Hello Jaap,
Wonderful close up.Colors,blurred BG,lighting and framing are excellent.
TFS...:-)

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• loot (10033)
• [2007-06-13 4:47]
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Hi Jaap

I see it has been a while since you last posted a new photo so I chose one of your older beauties to critique.

You really pushed the ISO on this one which obviously gave you some excellent free play with light therefore you could opt for the impressive f/25 aperture. This ensured a massive DOF which meant good details throughout the range of the insect. (Ok, I realise that on macros "massive" does not necessarily mean massive, but I am sure you understand what I mean in relative terms.) The exposure levels gained from the fill-in flash also gave good results taking care of any unwanted harsh shades and giving some nice reflections on the wings. The colours are well saturated and the OOF and isolated BG made the insect and the flower stand out very well.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot