Tiny Hover Fly by RedundantlyAbundant
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Description
This is one of those tiny hover flies you will see hovering motionlessly in the air, periodically darting about with great speed and agility.
I searched for about an hour on the net looking to identify this particular species. I found some that were similar but with slightly different markings on the abdomen.
Comments (27)
chrysalide
the colors is beautiful, an excellent shot and macro. have a good day
ilutegija
what a delicious environment this tiny creature has choosen to pose for you! beautiful capture:)
Bathlon6
What a lovely shot!I love the background colors!!Well done!!
Mime
Great Shot.. The colours on its wings are just awsome. its really great but you could have cut a bit on the left side to make have the fly in the center. Other then that.....BEAUTIFUL.
RedundantlyAbundant
Thanks for the comment -Mime- I thought of doing this but I decided to leave the image exactly as it was taken without cropping. I figured the black in the bottom LH corner might give the image a little more depth - or even give some clue as to the circumference of the flower - leading to an idea of just how small this fly is. (It is only a few millimeters in length)
Enmos
Very cool shot Matt, love the colors too !! Excellent work !!
LolaTidbit
It looks like he's flying into the burning depths of hell. Although, it's very beautiful!
addiek
Well presented Matt! It's a very harmonious blend of colors he finds himself in.
gallimel
like over a sea of juicy love.. red and yellow.. so poetically strong :)
WandM
Those colors and transparency... Fantastic!
Michelle A.
Simply gorgeous.... those colors! And so crisp and sharp.... love it!
danob
This is the Scaeva Pyrastri which only the Mated females Hibernate this is a common variety as opposed to Microdon Eggeri which pretend to be Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera) esp in the antennae which is longer than usual among flies. It is not a very common species.. Nice photography Matt!!
Tedz
Excellent just as it is...but, I confess, I know nothing of Entomology :]
Drea71
Wow - beautiful colours and a wonderful capture of that tiny creature!
funkandjazz
Fantastic details and colors! Wow! :)
cynlee
the colors really make this pop!! or buzz as the case may be... comp looks great to me, as you say, gives it more depth :]
SoulEatar
This is a great piece of work - I am not a big fan of insects and don't usually have much to say about them - But this is a top notch work !
creanum
Wonderful macro......
unzy
Wow, very creative POV, beautiful shot Mat ! V
jimry
Agree with all above:)
WiserAngel
lovely photo and I really like the colors
Nilla
I personally love the way it came out, no crop needed! Awesome work of art Matt, and a sure vote here!
garnite
Wonderful shot. I just discovered these guys this year, Challenging subjects, and interesting insects both. Makes this shot that much more special to me. Hope you've sorted out your camera troubles, and replaced your gear. Big run of eagles here in the spring.
Lalani
Hmm, blue stripes.. I've seen one similar to this, but I had no luck identifying it either :( Fantastic shot, love those colors =)
Niutek
Such a pretty compo! Beautiful reddish wings... :D
tibet2004uk
Jeez!! What a splendid shot!! What amazes me with ur photographs is that u always manage to have stunningly colorful backgrounds!!! V
Miss-Psycho
Awesome DOF! the colors looks amazing, great details!