Bombylius and Hare's Ears

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• Argus (34987)
• [2008-08-06 9:47]

Hello Alexei,
I like this one!
Great capture of a Bomylius coming in to 'attack' the flowers of the Hare's Ears in an excellent in-flight with a fine side POV that shows the position of the legs in flight very clearly and the other OOF bombylius in the BG gives us another view of the legs in flight.
Well captured and thanks for sharing this delight,
Regards, Ivan

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• red45 (30243)
• [2008-08-06 10:34]

Priviet Alexei!

Your story looks like dream of every nature photographer - just sit in own garden and take good photos :-) Very nice catch. This is probably one of most cute flies. Fluffy ball frozen in time. Good POV and interesting moment - we can see positions of insect's legs during flight. Nice work!

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• mohaiminawang (2)
• [2008-08-06 11:00]

Hi Alexei,

Nice to see Bombylius on fly.Excellent sharpness and detail.TFS.

regards
moahimin

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• nglen (32146)
• [2008-08-06 11:39]

Hi Alexei. A good inflight shot of the Bomylius . Heading for the flowers. You have good detail in the plant as well as the insect. Good natural colours. With a fine DOF. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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• flashpoint (10355)
• [2008-08-06 13:03]

Hi Alexei,
excellent capture...
perhaps these Bomylius are jumping?

best sERGIO

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• CeltickRanger (15148)
• [2008-08-06 14:12]

hello Alexei,

excellent in-flight shot of these bees with the beautiful flowers,
fine POV & DOF, lovely luminosity of the image,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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• lousat (19673)
• [2008-08-06 14:17]

Hi Alex,kowing the quickly mouvement of the bombus i'm surprising for the great quality of details of this pic,very impressive and most difficult work,just my best compliments for this 1st class pic,have a nice day,Luciano

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• jignasi (14727)
• [2008-08-06 14:58]

Excelente luz para este pedazo de Universo lleno de belleza que nos muestras. Ultimamente estás publicando grandes fotografías que son para mirar detenidamente y deleitarse. Enhorabuena.

Por aquí mucho calor y se hace pesado salir a fotografiar insectos. Cada día alcanzamos los 38ºC y a partir de mediodía se ven pocos insectos, ellos también se protegen del fuerte sol.

Un abrazo y hasta pronto Alexei: J. Ignasi.

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2008-08-06 16:42]

Hi Alexei,

What a wonderful way to get a great photo! The plant fascinates me - it really does look like a lamb's ear. The lavender provides a wonderful contrast to the picture. The in-flight Bombylius above the leaf is amazing. I love the position of his legs. Details and textures of the insect are marvelous. Excellent composition as always.

Jane

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• eqshannon (27919)
• [2008-08-06 17:19]

One coming in and one leaving and the one coming in looks as though he is running!! What a super in flight capture. Very well documented as you always do so well...I have a crab on my wall..spider that is:-)
Bob

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-08-06 23:48]

Hello Alexei,
Sorry for the delay to view and enjoy the beauty of the flying Bomylius around the flowers!
amazing image with great quality with it's exposure and focus!
the lighting is superb with that sharpness, natural colour and details in the shot
very well done
greeting from a friend
Tony

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• cloud (4689)
• [2008-08-07 1:16]

Hello Alexei,
I think that is very well look out so little creature because generally this don't perceive daily very busy work, family and other important affairs.
Regards, Pawel

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• JoseMiguel (5506)
• [2008-08-07 2:29]
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Privet Alexei,
It's so incredible the way the legs of the insect are up when in flight.
Excellent the action, precise timing and proper focus.
The composition is also so good, with the inclusion of the "whites" leaves of the plant, and the addition of the subtle purple colour accent.
My compliments and thanks for the post.
Kind regards,
JM

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• uleko (2789)
• [2008-08-07 4:01]

Hello Alexei,
Well done!! These lovely little Bombylius are fascinating to watch as they hover between flowers. They really stand out here against the grey soft leaves of the Stachys. I love the way they leave their legs hanging about!
Great focus on both and lovely details and colours. Excellent work!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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• claudine (0)
• [2008-08-07 10:06]

Hi Alexei,
This is a busy flower! :) I like the movement in this picture, excellent details and those strange looking insects, especially this little worm that looks like a mini grass snake! I have never seen this flower before; it is very nice and unusual! Greetings,
Claudine

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• Royaldevon (4225)
• [2008-08-07 13:08]

Hello My Friend,

I do like this! As I said before, it reminds me of a fluffy bug that the children at school used to treasure!
The pose is excellent with the legs akimbo, coming in to land on the plant.
The plant is razor sharp, as is the bug.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2008-08-07 16:31]

Well done, Alexei
There's an advertisement in the left panel: Ukraine Intl Airlines:-)
I quite like your plane.
Big Hare's ear as well.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2008-08-07 19:07]

hi alexei,
this is amazing capture, these insects move so fast that its almost inpossible shooting them in sharp focus, you have got good results here,
very well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• jusninasirun (7662)
• [2008-08-08 0:50]

Hello Alexei. Very nice shot comprising of all the activities around this flower. Very well exposed sharp image in excellent sharpness and detail Well framed and very pleasing shot. Best regards. Jusni

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• anel (15730)
• [2008-08-08 11:11]

Hello Alex,
Interesting and vivid shot. I like pictures with narrative character. Amazing to see the Bombylius-flight, like a plane. Original shot.
Thanks and have a nice evening
Anne

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• maurydv (16550)
• [2008-08-08 13:12]

Ciao Alexei,
spettacolare cattura in volo, bellissima ed elegante composizione dai colori delicati, eccellente definizione dei dettagli.
TFS. Maurizio

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• crs (3543)
• [2008-08-08 20:24]

Hi Alexei,

What an amaising photo! I like vrey much the hairy texture of both insects and plant. Fine way of using the shutter speed in order to freez the mouvement of the insects. The colors are rendered very well having a natural look.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• cako (3213)
• [2008-08-08 23:35]

Hi Alexei
very good image
interestring position of bomylius
well done.

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2008-08-08 23:41]

Wow, two flying subjects within one frame, Alexei!
Plus a Caterpillar on the flowers.
Great focus on the seconds flier. The flowers of this downy plant are truly delicate and beautiful.
Thanks and regards.

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2008-08-09 1:15]

Hi Alexei,
as always a first class shot. A wonderful natural scene that i suspect took alot of effort to achieve. Excellent deatil and superb DOF - VERY WELL DONE!
Paul

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2008-08-09 8:56]

Very sharp macro Alexei! Very impressive focus, a beautiful image and lots of details, well done, thanks!

Mario

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• saeedabbasi (4512)
• [2008-08-09 10:52]

Hi dear Alexei ,
As always a perfect work from you.
Lovely shot and it has beautiful colours .

Best wishes
Saeed

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• Nilson (3110)
• [2008-08-09 13:42]

Hi Alexei
It's a fantastic macro, with good details and colors.
Well done
Nilson

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• oscarromulus (5690)
• [2008-08-10 15:20]

Dear "friend", Alexei,
You always register strange species; have never, in my 72 years of existance, ever seen such a fly and or plant.
Just LOVELY!!!
Fond regards,
Mario.

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• Heaven (6058)
• [2008-08-10 22:36]
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Hi Alex!

Beside the instructive aspect your picture also is somehow humerous. It looks like a trickfilm I used to watch with my children called "Maya, the Bee". Here the fly baby seems to follow its mother back home...

Well, a bit much of personal interpretation, but that's also what makes photography interesting.

On the technical side, I admire the fact that you catched the flies while they were flying, but find the whole picture slightly over exposed and very vivid. But this does not change anything to the high quality of the posting and is personal.

Kind regards

Markus

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• izler (504)
• [2008-08-11 12:00]

hello my dear friend
wonderful composition with perfect timing
POV, light, colours and sharpness are great
TFS
regards
izler

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• Ken52 (4189)
• [2008-08-12 22:50]

Hi Alexei,
As always... amazing detail on both plant and bees. I love the golden color of the little bees and the textures on the plant. It really does look like a lamb's ear.
Ken

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• mariki (9467)
• [2008-08-16 9:42]

Hello Alexei,

Excellent in-flight capture. This insects are so fast. Superb composition. Wonderful colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• loot (10031)
• [2008-08-21 6:23]
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Hi Alexei

Now this is truly a very aptly named plant – Hare's ears or Lamb's ears (chuckle). I can't imagine that it could be named anything else. Thankfully, due to the rule that as long as there is an insect or some natural species on or nearby a cultivated plant we may actually show the cultivated plant in our photos. If it was not for this rule I would never have the pleasure of seeing this interesting plant. Very interesting indeed and thanks for showing it to us.

Of course the little visitor is just as cute and the one on the left you captured with excellent sharpness. The 1/1,000 second shutter speed managed to freeze the little fluff ball of an insect perfectly in mid flight.

Very well done MF and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• marhowie (302)
• [2008-08-23 5:27]

Cool shot Alexei!
A big plus having the Hare's Ears and tiny bee fly in perfect focus.
And that geometrid makes it a +++ ;-}
Very well done,
Howard