The surfer

[Lord Vetinari]

Hoverfly on a leaf- taken at 3:1
Brian V.

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[the supervillain]

wonderful! how the heck do you get so close? i am working real hard to approach super slowly, but they are quick little buggers
;)
whats the minimum focusing distance on your mpe-65?

[Mark Edell]

Very cool, sharp!!

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks Craig and Mark for the comments :D

Craig the MFD of the MPE-65 is 1.5" in front of the lens (at 5:1) these were taken with about 2" focus distance at 3:1.
This particular hoverly (Melanostoma) is slightly shade loving and easier to get close to sometimes. Otherwise, normally feeding hoverflies are easier to get closer to obviously with due care on the approach.

Brian V.