Hover Fly on Thistle

A Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeds on the nectar from a thistle flower.

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swerv69 says:

a lovely shot, the colours are superb. 150 lens? macro
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnMarie Jones (antamuk) says:

Hello Mervin

Whilst I usually like to stick to Canon lenses, I have to praise this Sigma macro. To give it its full designation its the Sigma EX 150mm f2.8 APO Macro DG HSM - too much name!

It works well on the crop cameras but really seems to suit the 5D MkII. I bought Canon's 72mm adapter ring to allow me to fit their ring flash on to this lens. I am extremely pleased with the combination. When possible I like to use it stopped down to f18 for DOF, that said it works perfectly well as a general purpose 150mm, even when wide open.

IMHO Sigma have produced an excellent lens which, at half the price of Canon's long focal length macro, is an absolute bargain.

Thanks for the comment.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Dharmendra (India) +919929981881 says:

wow
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Ted_Roger_Karson says:

Great capture.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

THATS RIGHT says:

Nice detail.
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al blunden says:

nice shot,....
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.
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