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catching colours
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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1973 W: 119 N: 2582] (8439)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/240 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-02-09 5:54
Viewed: 4157
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Some hover-flies are beautiful of colour and often find it on plants with a lot of little flowers. Those little flowers have nectar as it where on flower lie, so that he by a glide can licks it up, with its short tongue. It is a delicacy for glides. The foods of glides exist from nectar and pollen. It is a pollen insect, this means that he can transmit, pollen and nectar, on same flower, and on another flower. As a result, these flowers are fertilised. She cannot pricks, because she has no sting. To glide plants it self by lying eggs. They laying the eggs in things such as mud, fattens, liquid manure and in corpses of large animals and shit. After a period of some days there Maggot’s arise from the eggs. The maggot of this hover-fly, also called rat tail, live in wet substance and with a little trunk they take breathe, to surface. There are rather what types of insects which are compared, with bees but if you have a good look, you will see the difference very well, however. There is a large difference between a bee and a hover-fly, in the way of life.

Yes I like good macro shots. I look, I come closer, and I click, looking for a good composition, for a good light, for a good photo. I hope you like this one.
gerhardt, sAner, red45, Luc, ellis49, hasboy, marhowie, extramundi, liquidsunshine, PDP, Lesley, jhm, Signal-Womb, cedryk has marked this note useful
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To worcesteruk: using natural lighting or did you use a flacarper 1 02-09 11:10
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Wonderful colours! Great! I miss the sun! I miss holidays!
Your photo is just super! I would like to make such like :-)

Excellent macro Jaap. Nice POV from top down. The details are sharp. Like the BG as well. Well done.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1455 W: 74 N: 1426] (4750)
  • [2005-02-09 6:16]

Ik kan hele velden vol schrijven en ik heb het al zo vaak geschreven: Jaap, uw macro's zijn fabuleus! Deze is echt waanzinnig mooi!! Ongelooflijk, hoe krijg je het voor elkaar!?

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2005-02-09 6:21]

Great macro Jaap! Detailed and sharp. I like especially wings - it look like rainbow.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1835 W: 301 N: 4287] (14767)
  • [2005-02-09 6:31]

Critique:
Personal assessment of the photo: excelent
Formidable visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excelent.
Personal assessment of the note: I am learning essential things here.
Comment:
What a beautifull hover-fly you show here, Jaap. I think it is the greatest top-view macro on a hover-fly I see on TN.
Thanks a lot.

Great macro Jaap.
I like the shimmer on the wings.
Very good POV, composition, details and colours.
Great work.

wow..wonderful colours.
Great picture. very sharp.
great work

Jaap, Nice details with great color contrast..At F 4/5 you've blurred the flower & the BG isolating the subject, making it stand-out well. These little guys are hard to capture. Great job!!

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  • Midi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 24 N: 183] (2418)
  • [2005-02-09 9:38]

Great shot you have done. These colors are superb. I was surprised to see this insect, but I saw the date (2004-10)
Now in our region insects are becoming actives, so I took several photos from the same type of insect.

Excellent macro.
Was this taken using natural lighting or did you use a flash?

You did take very good advantage of the amazing light over this one. Only the tip of the wings slightly scape from DOF but nothig serious. Love the colours, detail & composition.
You always post the macros I would like to take! Very good work.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 751 W: 31 N: 20] (5100)
  • [2005-02-09 11:34]

Hi Jaap! Super macro, very good sharpness and colours.Interesting informations. All is ok.

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2005-02-09 12:26]

Absolutely amazing Jaap. Wonderful macro. I like the colours reflecting through the wings. very good work

Superb shot Jaap,
superb POV, and wonderful details, the wings look awesome
Thanks for posting

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-02-09 13:22]

Hi Jaap, very nice shot, it's a female Episyrphus balteatus, Nice colours and composition the wings look great. I think the head could be a little bit sharper. Good work.

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  • Lesley Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 13 N: 913] (2988)
  • [2005-02-09 13:24]

WOW...what a shot. Detail is amazing and the irridesences on the wings is so cool! Great capture!

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 893 W: 0 N: 507] (1853)
  • [2005-02-09 13:43]

Beste Jaap,

Dit is weer een juweeltje zowel van kleuren als van scherpte, schitterende macro!
Groeten,
John.

Yes I love the POV on this one Jaap. Composition and detail very nice also. Well done.

Great shot!
I love the colours and ... everything else.
Well done!

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  • orme Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 45 W: 0 N: 56] (188)
  • [2005-02-14 4:02]

An incredible shot, Jaap. Your DOF has made the insect virtually 3-dimensional. Amazing clarity and colours. Very well done.

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  • edji Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 83 W: 8 N: 22] (426)
  • [2005-02-18 16:34]

Wow! very nice picture. Colors, DOF and framing are perfect...

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2150 W: 319 N: 4263] (16942)
  • [2005-02-19 10:43]

Jaap, fantastic colors and POV. Very beautiful picture with very good contrast in colors. Brilliant photo, and I like the reflection on the wings too.

The detail on this is great, the iridescent quality of the wings is wonderful. I love the purple flower as background. I love the contrast of the blurry soft lavender color and the striking stripes on his body. Well done.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 967 W: 50 N: 1722] (5270)
  • [2005-10-16 19:19]

Very good composition of this Helophilus. I like the exposure and details. TFS! Michal

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