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70hn โ Syrpus Balteatus
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Published: 2007-07-09 07:43:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 936; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 13
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This is a Syrpus Balteatus (fake wasp). We call them a 'zweefvlieg' in Dutch. Yesterday I had a mission to capture one in midair. In the end I succeeded!This is the result! Again no manipulating, just a crop.
I hope you like it!
The photo Drone fly by inspired me to try this capturing in flight.
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Camera: Sony DSC-H2, Sony VCL-DH0758 Macro lens
Date shot: 2007-07-08, 08:46
Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
F Number: 3.5
ISO: 80
Focal Length: 13.1 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
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Comments: 57
You mean take a shot when he is on a flower? But then the whole action is gone... Or am I missing something? 
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Nice capture. Try to flash with set up softbox on camera flash in this type of light. Effect will be much better. Regards.
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Thanks for the reply and advice, man! 
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You can use built flash, as I.
Softbox: [link]
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Sorry for my superlate response... holidays..
Very interesting... Not quite sure if I can see how it's made though...
I tried flashing and that really gives interesting results. I'll start posting them in the next days... if I can find time!
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This photo has been submitted in the MBC's daily journal for its outstanding quality. Well done
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You're kidding?! How cool is that?!
That's amazing! Life treats me so well!
Thanks you so much! 
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LOL You seem somewhat happy, which is good!
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You can't imagine how happy I am!
Thanks again so much...
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Wow!! 
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Woohaaa! Thank you!!! This means a lot to me...
I'm heading over to your gallery now...
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Awww.. thanks for visiting.. I left a note on your main page!!
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Yeah saw it! Heading over to your gallery in a bit!
Thanks so much again!
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Again a great one!!! but i prefer the other one, because here i don't like the background!!
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Why? Because it is too distracting? Or too blurry? I'd like to know why
Thanks anyway for your comment! Appreciated!
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hm... not because it's to blurried, in macro i like blurry backgrounds, here for me it's too, hm... how to say, to green?! LoL
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OK.. thanks! Yeah, you might be right on that..
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It is really good photo.
The sharpness is where it should be
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Thank you very much! I love all those nice words
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Thanks a million! I'm also quite happy with the outcome
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I like to shoot bugs too, so know how hard it is !
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Well done John, you did well here.........................
Macky
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Thank you very much, Macky! That means the world to me...
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My pleasure John, keep up the 'chase'
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Oh, don't worry I will!
Thanks again!
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How does one go about taking pictures of something in midair? Seems like it'd be kind of difficult.
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Chasing is the trick in this case... kevLewis shot his Drone fly by waiting at a specific point as the fly followed the same path over and over. (Characteristic of that specific fly.) In my case it meant chasing the fake wasp for quite some time and wasting dozens of shots before getting the right one
Thanks for the comment and the 
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Haha! Me too
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Yeah, the one I have isn't all that manual.
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Please don't tell me you shot all those great pictures in your gallery with a normal camera without a manual mode... I find that very hard to believe...
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Haha, yeah. I used a nikon L3 for a while and then a Nikon L6. I can use a dslr because my friend Miranda has a nifty one. But I don't have any of the pictures that I've taken with that camera.
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OMG.... amazing job you're doing then....
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Thanks very much!
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Wow and here u used Aperture priority
hymmmm .. i think its impossible to take this kin dof shot without macro lens , right?
i hv also seen a shot of flying bird which was also captured by using macro lens but inthat one can easily see wings of flying bird ..but i think we can not compare a flying bird shot with a bee ..
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Hey man! No, this perfectly possible with the H2 without macro lens. The freezing of the wings is almost impossible on a wasp. Depending on the bird it might be possible. In Aperture mode (in case of the H2), when your aperture is above 5.6, you can have shutterspeeds of max 1/2000st sec. But of course it depends on the available light you can get this speed or not....
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wow ..now i think i also hv to try aparture mode
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