Hoverfly

Technically speaking the fly is feeding upon a ring of smaller flowers (called florets) that comprise the “disk” or “button” of some kind of daisy. As is, members of the Compositae family (or daisy family) are really a kind of mega flower comprised of hundreds little flowers. As the daisy matures, the flowers closer to the center begin to bloom, and the button grows “out”. (Sorry for spouting off, but I learned all this after taking pictures of our local daisy types.)

‘Hello sunflower’ said the short-sighted honey-bee to the bright golden circle. Sorry, I’m a complete novice, guys I thought I was looking at a piccy of a bee hovering over a sunflower until I read the notes. Whatever, beeeeutiful composition, lovely colours, the white petals splaying out from the golden centre give the image a wistful sort of delicacy. Well-deserving POTD, Matt, congrats.

Wow, wow, wow ( sorry Kylie) Fantastic shot.

visually stunning… wow…

Terrific composition, with that bilateral symmetry and all those radiating lines, actual and implied, and the delicate tonal variation in the whites. As a variation Why don’t you rotate the shot 90 degrees CCW. I think the result would be interesting.

The eyes are in focus so the fact that the rest isn’t quite crisp doesn’t matter; nice shot.

love this pics very much..luv the color composition..

Great shot that hasnt been repeated here (yet)

Great macro, excellent colors.