Sunday, August 21, 2011

Hoverfly approaching wildflower... whirr of wings... Sweden, 2011.

Oh dear... it's very late in the evening, or early in the morning... and I just realized I need a post for Macro Monday over at Lisa's Chaos... so here you go! If you haven't stopped by yet to check out the lovely macro images, do stop by and have a look.

hoverfly on approach to wildflowerThis is an image from our visit to the Västerbottens open air museum in Gammlia, Umeå, Sweden. If you'd like to read more about that visit, please check my vacation blog. As for this image, I just happened to wander over to some lovely flowers for a closer look and spotted the hoverfly... I've never managed to capture one 'on the move' before so hope you like this!
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 21, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    That's great! Looks like a tiny helicopter!

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  2. CarlettaAugust 21, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    You caught this at the perfect moment!
    The tiny helicopter comment made me smile.
    Carletta's Captures

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  3. Ginnie HartAugust 22, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    It's a whirling dervish, Victoria. I love it!

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  4. KalaAugust 22, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    Fantastic timing with this macro Victoria!

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  5. Jay at The Depp EffectAugust 22, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    This is truly one of the best hoverfly photos I've ever seen! I love the blue flowers and the whole composition, and you have that little guy in perfect focus!! Beautifully done.

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  6. EG CameraGirlAugust 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Lovely photo and I really like the clear blue of the blossom.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Oh wow, I love the motion in it's wings...very cool capture indeed!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the nice comments...appreciate it! :)

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  8. LauriAugust 22, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Fabulous capture, mid-flight! What a lovely composition.

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  9. BirgittaAugust 22, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Great capture!

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  10. Hootin AnniAugust 23, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    Incredible timing...what a fabulous 'action shot'!!!! [and love the purple]

    Gulf Waters

    Hope your week is off to a grand beginning!!

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  11. John @ Beans and I on the LooseAugust 23, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Ah yes. Very nicely captured and I'll have to give you a tip of the hat on this hover fly shot. You out did me. Better lighting and it appears a wee bit faster on the shutter speed. Well done. Thank you for sending me over for a look-see. We can all learn from each other.

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  12. UnknownAugust 24, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    WHat a great inflight catch! He is definitely hovering. :)

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