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big hoover
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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-02
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D, Sigma 70-300mm Macro Super II 1:4-5.6
Exposure: f/11, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-02 14:31
Viewed: 1116
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Tribe Volucellini

Large & thickly bulit hoverflies which mimic bumblebees or have the warning colours (yellow, orange or white) used by hornets and wasps. The tribe is represented by a single genus which contain five species.

Genus Volucella

Adults occur in midsummer and are most easliy found at flowers, especially umbellifers and brambles along woodland margins and in urban wasteland. They will even turn up in gardens and a are fond of buddleia flowers. All but one species of British Volucella are assciociated with bee and wasps nests either as scavengers in the bottom of the nest or as in the case of V. inanis, ectoparasites of wasp larve.

Volucella inanis

This species is very similar to V. zonaria there are a few differences in the abdominal markings and V. inanis is smaller in size.

The outer suberbs of London and the adjacent countryside have been the main focus for the distribution, being a relatively frequent species in some years, even in gardens, though it remains distinctly local (Never found in Royston Vasey).

The larve as mentioned are parasites of wasp larvae and V. inanis is associated with the nests of the German wasp Vespula germanica, and the hornet, Vespa crabro.

I hope you like it.

Notes are based on those given in British Hoverflies by A. E. Stubbs and S. J. Falk. Thanks to PDP Paul for the note.
I had looked more then a hour on the web for it.

Today I was walking with Teunie for dragonflies, the weather was not good, we saw a few, but not enough. I hace captured this lovely big, vert big hoover. My first thought when I saw this one was this is a Hornet but no, it's a big hooverfly. I took the shot with the same lens as in the experiment. I hope you like it.
gr. jaap.

O, yes I took my macro's now with that 800 iso.

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Hello Jaap,
great macro! The details of the eyes are amazing!
Colors, compo and BG are nice.
Good info notes.

Andrea

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1061 W: 290 N: 3960] (13380)
  • [2006-09-02 14:43]

Hallo Jaap,
impressive portrait of this fly. One can see the small antennae wearing very delicate and thin bristles.
Best wishes

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-09-02 14:44]

Hi Japp,
wow this looks like its ready to fly out of my monitor, very nice 3D effect. Great POV, excellent sharpness and very nice colors. Very well done.
TFS..Sky

Hello my friend Jaap,
This year I pictured no hoverfly! It´s a bad year for hoverflies in Eastwestfalia. I am missing some white flowers! :-(
This is a great macro. Excellent sharpness, POV and very nice colours. This is a great composition. Thank you.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-09-02 15:11]

Hai Jaap ,Fantastic macro shot great details compositie sharpnes colours pov bg and framing , good job ,Greetings Teunie .

Hi Jaap,
Superb macro. Excellent sharpness,detalis,POV and very nice colours.TFS.Hilmi

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-09-02 15:59]

Hi Jaap,

Excellent close up shot, lovely composition and pose, which has a great 3D effect, the detail is excellent, and the colours are perfect.

TFS Hilary :)

Hi Jaap,
that's one of my favourite hoverflies - they look a little dangerous - similar to a hornet.
Wonderful sharpness and the colours are so brilliant. Beautiful, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

What I wanted to say:
In the first time I were here you wrote a critique to me that I should buy a good camera and a Macro-Lens to have more fun with my hobby. So it was you giving me the enthusiasm for Macro-shots with the new EOS. This changed so many things in my life, I love to be in Nature, I don't have fear any longer to come closer to wasps or bees. It's wonderful - so I have to say thank you for this little sentence that changed so many things. Thanks thanks thanks.

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-09-02 16:37]

Hi Jaap, outstanding macro. Excellent details, lighting and colours. I really like your POV and it is well positioned in the frame. Great work and TFS.
Dean.

Hi Jaap,
Amaizing macro shot, fantastic details, composition & colors.

Great job
Alex

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-09-02 18:53]

Hi Jaap
Great close-up shot. He is ugly :) Good sharpnes, details, colours, light, DOF and POV. Also great note.
Well done my friend

osse

Hi Jaap!
Beautiful macro shot! Excellent!!!

Regards,
João

it is great macro!!

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2006-09-03 2:19]

Dag Jaap,

Deze heeft u mooi te pakken had, juist op het goede moment, ik ben blij een foto te zien met een ISO 800 waarvan de korrel bijna volledig is verdwenen, en de focus bijna midden van het insect komt, dit zijn schitterende macro's waar ik u liefst zie in werken, dit is werkelijk uw handels merk!

Groeten,
John

hi jaap,

Your photo is very handsome!
Has whacking detail and composition!
Good sharpness, colours and focus!

good work

TFS David

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2006-09-03 3:05]

Hi Jaap,
good macro, pleasant colours and composition. I like the DOF and sharpness also. Well done photo, my friend.
Gr., Aleksander

Hello Jaap,
Great macro work, awesome details!
Well framed in this fine composition...
DOF spot on and some wonderful colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 219 W: 1 N: 159] (650)
  • [2006-09-03 7:21]

Dag Jaap.
Prachtige macro, mooi van details en kleur. Leuke POV zo.
Ik maak foto's vaak met ISO 800 en de canon's kunnen dat prima aan.
Gr. Hans

Dag Jaap,
Vooral de ogen en het kopgedeelte spreken me hier aan in een overigens goede compositie.
Mooi werk!
Annick

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-09-03 8:31]

Hi Jaap, great capture of this Insecte, details, colors and composition are perfect. Splendid POV too. Congratulations, Didier.

Hi Jaap.
this is a good close-up with good POV and composition.
I think I'm the only one who don't think the details are that good it could be, you miss the small details with this high ISO. The DOF is a bit shallow but nice colours.
Well done, my friend.

hi jaap
elle a une drole de tête cette mouche,excellente macro composée d'un environement uniqument vert pour bien detacher le suket.bien vu.
laurent

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-09-03 15:26]

Hello Jaap,
Very nice close up.POV,details,BG,lighting and composition are wonderful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-09-04 7:21]

What a wonderful and interesting macro that you have very well done ! The composition is simple and smart. Colors, exposure, BG, DOF and sharpness are excellent. You manage well your camera.
Congratulations Jaap and thanks for sharing.

Very good closeup Jaap,
Great sharpness, detail, DOF, and I really like the POV too :)
Nice work & TFS!

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3662] (10065)
  • [2007-02-04 5:30]
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Hi Jaap

Seems like your experimentation paid of lovely dividends plus considering the fact that this was shot with ISO800 selection it is really quite an amazing result. You managed to contain the noise levels very well to a minimum for what might be expected at this ISO setting.

The macro is great with excellent DOF and details. A lovely composition with good colours and spot-on exposure.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. Sorry for the quickie, but time is in terrible short supply this weekend.

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