Hoverfly by Matt Burrard-Lucas

Sunday, 12th July 2009

Hoverfly

by Matt Burrard-Lucas

A hoverfly feeding on pollen from a flower in my garden.

Equipment: Canon 1Ds MK III, MP-E 65mm macro

Matt Burrard-Lucas

I have been a photographer for about five years now and I especially enjoy wildlife and macro photography.

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14 Comments

Barbara Rhinehart Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 2:54 am
WOW!! That is beautiful-GREAT JOB !!
Kirk Jordan Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 4:23 am
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.)
Gerry Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Sick pic bro. Love it.
ziggy Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 10:23 am
‘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.
Roman Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Great photo and great composition!
su Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Wow, wow, wow ( sorry Kylie) Fantastic shot.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
July 12th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
The diameter of the flower ‘eye’ is in perfect proportion to the Hoverfly’ wings, interesting !
kaybee Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 12:49 am
visually stunning… wow…
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 4:16 am
The shape of the wings make the fly look like an arrow right on target for the bulls eye! I appreciate a photo that shows us what we might otherwise overlook. The sharp focus and bright colors are wonderful.
Anurag Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 7:05 am
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.
Malta Photography Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 10:21 am
nice macro very clear focus and pristine colors
Pauline Jones Says:
July 15th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
The eyes are in focus so the fact that the rest isn’t quite crisp doesn’t matter; nice shot.
Renee Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
looks like u were so close to this shot! Congrats!
Wageni Says:
October 13th, 2009 at 10:49 am
This is a view only taken from heaven. Matt, you’re blessed