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What i mean is, what is the photo that you are really trying to get at the moment?
My latest challenge is..............to photograph a Hover Fly in mid hover.
Dean:)
 
Not given yourself an easy challenge have you. Im wanting to (for a competition entry) photograph a pier, or other long linear object going into water with a very long exposure (4-5mins+), ideally on a windy day with clouds. And i have to do it by the end of the month.:thinking:
 
Dino f said:
What i mean is, what is the photo that you are really trying to get at the moment?
My latest challenge is..............to photograph a Hover Fly in mid hover.
Dean:)
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Not easy - the biggest difficulty is focusing and getting a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the action. I think I finally got this shot using Hi Speed Flash Sync and 8fps, but I wasted a fair bit of shutter life getting it.

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I haven't got a particular project shot at the moment - I could really do with one.
 
getting the shot that makes the motorsport press
 
Good luck with that....:thumbs: I've previously posted pics of Drone flies in hover which were impromptu and not very good. I mean to try again when I can figure out how to set it up to my advantage, but so far haven't given the matter any time. I had a shot of a Hover fly in hover but the DOF was so small the shot was useless. will look forward to seeing you achieve this, :woot:
 
Dino f said:
What i mean is, what is the photo that you are really trying to get at the moment?
My latest challenge is..............to photograph a Hover Fly in mid hover.
Dean:)
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Manual focus is the only way to go, practice by snapping focus between small leaves on a shrub, blades of grass, etc. You'll soon get a feel for how much you need to turn the ring and it will become 2nd nature.

Then you need to find a hover that's willing. One option is to find one visiting flowers, pick a likely destination and wait. Another is to find males hovering on the spot looking for females. They will pick a spot and hover waiting for anything to fly into the area that might be a female, they then shoot over and check it out and come back to within a few inches of their original position. Find one doing that and you have an almost sitting target - you still need to focus fast as they do drift around but with once you've got one shot you'll find it gets easier.

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Great advice pxl8. Im going to have to attempt htis on the weekend me thinks. We get quite a few of them in the garden, that im sure will be more than obliging.:)
 
I'll stick my tuppence worth in here, as Pxl8 as said manual focus is the only way to go and what I try and do is find the flower first, lilies are very good for hoverflies, if the flies are around it will only be a matter of time. Set up a rough composition and focus point and try and get them as they come in to land, you will find that will often hover for a short time just before landing.

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Heh heh! Looks like this is turning into a pi**ing contest! :lol: :lol:
 
That is some pic MK. That is quite a goal you've set for yourself.
 
Wey hey, great photo's guys. The only thing is... i dont own a macro lens, so my shot is going to be taken hand held with my 100-400. I have a section of garden between the pool area and the bbq gazebo that the little critters love to hover out, the background is pretty unfussy so if i do manage to do it they should look okay. If they are half as good as the ones shown so far, i will be a very happy punter.
Dean:)
 
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