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Yesterday was a frustrating day but eventually successful.

I walked down the garden to see if any insects were around. At the Goldenrod, which is in full flower, I saw an unmistakable Volucella.

I fetched my macro kit and arrived back at the Goldenrod. Where was the fly? There it was, level with my chest and with no room to raise my camera. The fly assessed the situation before I did and departed. There were to be numerous encounters during the day. The problem was that very strong gusts of wind persisted throughout the day, thrashing the stems of the Goldenrod around. I got lots of shots but few keepers. Late in the afternoon, the wind stopped. Delighted, I took a few more shots. Within minutes, heavy rain set in for the rest of the day.

From examination of the image, there was at least one male and one female.

EM-1 manual mode, Kiron 105, f16, twin RC TTL flash, hand-held.

Harold





























Aug 21, 2016 at 12:26 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Volucella inanis on Goldenrod


Good series Harold
Brian V.



Aug 21, 2016 at 01:06 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Volucella inanis on Goldenrod


Very well done Harold. It's really neat that I can see detail inside the fly ~ Ron


Aug 21, 2016 at 06:43 AM
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LordV wrote:
Good series Harold
Brian V.


Thanks, Brian.

surfnron wrote:
Very well done Harold. It's really neat that I can see detail inside the fly ~ Ron


Thanks, Ron.

I vaguely recall a similar effect with a syrphid larva, with the detail being available only with flash illumination.

Harold



Aug 21, 2016 at 07:10 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Volucella inanis on Goldenrod


Very nice. Through all the trouble, glad you were rewarded with a few keepers. I had the very same experience with bumblebees yesterday.


Aug 22, 2016 at 03:25 PM
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So nicely done Harold.

Birdie



Aug 22, 2016 at 06:41 PM
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JSaun wrote:
Very nice. Through all the trouble, glad you were rewarded with a few keepers. I had the very same experience with bumblebees yesterday.


Thanks. Sometimes you just have to put in the time.

birdied wrote:
So nicely done Harold.

Birdie


Thanks, Birdie.

Harold



Aug 23, 2016 at 01:28 AM





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