marmalade hoverfly
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DMC-TZ60
Aperture f/3.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 43/10 
Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, NL
May, 2019Views
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People's Choice in Flowers with bees Photo Challenge
Winner in Macro in Yellow Photo Challenge
People's Choice in macro shot of bug Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Blooming Nature Photo Challenge
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Top Choice
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Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
Superior Skill
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Outstanding Creativity
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KevinGPhotography
June 26, 2019
Fabulous shot Eelco, well done on your Blooming nature challenge award
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yvonnechristinebannister
July 14, 2019
Congratulations my friend another superb capture :) well deserved, Yvonne
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JayneBug
July 21, 2019
Detail and clarity is amazing. Well done. Congratulations on your award winning image and capture!
Pjerry
January 22, 2020
Natuurlijk, hij valt op en dus is de foto van eelco...... Super.
Dank je voor je deelname aan mijn challenge...
Dank je voor je deelname aan mijn challenge...
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Location
I took this photo in my garden in Enkhuizen, Holland.Time
It was about 4 PM.Lighting
The little Marmalade Hoverfly was sitting in the sun, so lighting was a bit tricky because I didn't want burnt spots in my photo.Equipment
I only have a Lumix DMC TZ100, all my photo's are taken with this little miracle of a camera... It shows that you don't need an expensive camera with a lot of equipment to take photo's of good quality, The best thing of this camera is that it is very easy to take with you, because it practically fits in your backpocket. I am saving money to buy something professional though, because it will open new possibilities for sure and I am always looking for new challenges.Inspiration
I tried to create an intemate macro of the fly sitting on a colorful flower without a disturbing background.Editing
I did a little post-processing with Lightroom, cropping, contrast and a bit of color enhancing.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand how it works first...Feedback
Take the time and effort to look around you and be surprised to find that one can take a nice photo in allmost every square foot anywhere! Capturing wonderful shots is a matter of trying to look through a pinhole without forgetting the whole picture... Look around you and see that everywhere beauty can be found if you are willing to see it! Make sure all the surrounding details like grass and other flowers are gone, to achieve maximum focus on the details you want to show... In creating a nice macro of an insect it's important to take the insect from the side or the front and as low as possible! If you take this photo from a higher point of view, you loose contact with your subject. If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition... And most of all, take more shots with slightly different settings so you can choose the best one, once you get home and open your laptop when the magic of today's digital world begins... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop and edit the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!
