Posted on July 14, 2013 By Michael Griffiths
Sunrise: 05.04 am Sunset: 09.25 pm
I find this little hover-fly very attractive and well proportioned. It hovers as if suspended in time; without warning it darts from one position to another – often, just inches apart. I think of it as a flying torpedo.
Melanostoma scalare.
Melanostoma scalara.
Category: Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve Tags: Canon 500D DSLR camera., Canon EFS 60 mm f2.8 macro lens, Hoverfly., Insects, Kidderminster, Macro photography, Melanostoma scalare, nature, Nature Photography., Photography, Stourport on Severn, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
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Excellent!
Thank you.
These gorgeous Macros Mike. I love em all. Tell me what gear do you use? Especially what lens for the Macros. I am currently using the Sigma 105mm which I find really nice. I let it down more than it lets me !
Thanks, Mark. I use a Canon 500D DSLR camera and Canon EFS 60 mm f2.8 macro lens.
Brilliant thanks for the info. I use a Nikon 3DS, and for the macro stuff as mentioned above the Sigma. However, I have just been pointed toward a close up lens/filter. Never been that fond of these attachments but in this case, the photographer who recommended it (in a video I had bought), was himself a NIkon man but suggested the Canon 500D Close up lens. He suggests that it is better on a lens of 300mm or larger! His name Tony Sweet and his 4.5 hour video tutorial is available from Peachpit Press. If you are interested it is on offer for $11. download, should be $40.
The only reason I am even considering it is because of the Brand name behind it. I can’t imagine Canon putting out a schlock bit of glass! Plus the results he seemed to have looked very good.