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Ajophotog
05-09-2007, 13:01
A hoverfly busy going about it's business placing eggs for next years offspring I guess.
Gandhi
05-09-2007, 16:34
looks like it's had a bit of a poke in the eye too!


Strange, those look more like aphids than eggs lol!
Ajophotog
05-09-2007, 18:10
looks like it's had a bit of a poke in the eye too!


Strange, those look more like aphids than eggs lol!

Haha they are Midwifaphidary assistants :lol: Thanks for looking Gandhi :)
Weggy
05-09-2007, 20:00
Defo not eggs... you can see their legs!
madmitch
05-09-2007, 20:12
Good Macros again AJ, the head detail in one is amazing:clap:
Ajophotog
05-09-2007, 20:45
Defo not eggs... you can see their legs!
Those are aphids with the legs the hoverfly is placing an egg under the leaf and the larva of the hoverfly will eat the aphids.
Good Macros again AJ, the head detail in one is amazing:clap:

Thanks Mitch;)
dod
05-09-2007, 21:09
Nice, flash is subtle too, how are you controlling it?
praxis
05-09-2007, 21:13
Did you get too close and poke it in the eye?!! Excellent as usual!
Cobra
05-09-2007, 21:17
Thats pretty damned good! :clap:
Ajophotog
05-09-2007, 21:35
Nice, flash is subtle too, how are you controlling it?
Don't laugh I use a bog roll tube lined with tinfoil and a piece of kitchen paper over the end all held on with rubber bands:lol:
Did you get too close and poke it in the eye?!! Excellent as usual!
I was about 20cm away so it wasn't me honest guv :)
Thats pretty damned good! :clap:
Thanks Cobra:D
moomike
06-09-2007, 00:03
Don't laugh I use a bog roll tube lined with tinfoil and a piece of kitchen paper over the end all held on with rubber bands:lol:

:lol: Awesome amount of inventiveness there :lol:
Great pics :thumbs:
J Gordon
06-09-2007, 00:12
Excellent detail, very nice. Love the subtle colour changes too.:thumbs:
torque22
06-09-2007, 07:20
Fantastic macro's again. much better than my hoverfly pics.
do you use a ring flash?
Your pics are much better illuminated than mine.
Ajophotog
06-09-2007, 08:05
:lol: Awesome amount of inventiveness there :lol:
Great pics :thumbs:
Thanks Mike for looking :) If it cost nothing I'm happy:D
Excellent detail, very nice. Love the subtle colour changes too.:thumbs:
Thanks J, glad you like. :D
Fantastic macro's again. much better than my hoverfly pics.
do you use a ring flash?
Your pics are much better illuminated than mine.
Torque have a look back up the forum, diffused flash will help you no end in macro.