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Little hoverfly hanging on
Lens: 100 2.8 macro WR Camera: K-3 Photo Location: Melbourne 
Posted By: Unregistered User 8, 07-24-2016, 04:57 AM

I spied this little critter holding on to a grevillea flower stamen in the wind. Thanks for taking a look.

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07-24-2016, 05:26 AM   #2
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Excellent capture
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Excellent capture

Thank you Bruce. I appreciate the comment mate.
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Nice sharp focus on this little guy.

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Great capture pjv. :-)
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Nice sharp focus on this little guy.
Thanks for the positive comment mate.

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Great capture pjv. :-)
Thank you Janse. I appreciate the comment.
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Great shot all around. Little guy, or gal, really holding on tight. Made me smile.

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Little guy, or gal, really holding on tight. Made me smile.

Thanks DW. The poor little devil was having a tough time holding tight, but I let out a small chuckle myself !
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So sharp but still wide open enough to blur out the background. I'm impressed.
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That's quite some shot, well done indeed.
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So sharp but still wide open enough to blur out the background. I'm impressed.
Thank you for kind words Marc. The K-3, 100 macro WR is a wonderful combination to use.

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That's quite some shot, well done indeed.
Thank you too Kerrowdown for the very positive feedback.
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QuoteOriginally posted by pjv Quote
I spied this little critter holding on to a grevillea flower stamen in the wind. Thanks for taking a look.
wow nice detail! love the control of depth of field and field of view I like the context around the fly
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wow nice detail! love the control of depth of field and field of view I like the context around the fly
Thanks Stephen, much appreciated comments.
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