tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post1940025074283634919..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: A WING AND A PRAYER. (23/07/14)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-75071054461769503062014-07-31T19:19:43.939+01:002014-07-31T19:19:43.939+01:00Maria, the bevel seemed a good idea at the time. I...Maria, the bevel seemed a good idea at the time. It is a bit crap and definitely chavy. I need an editor and an identifier. I have lots of pictures of the black and white hoverfly. I think you call them flower flies. This one is unique to me but could be a mutant. It is pyrasti but for her white head or frons.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-3136913067482508962014-07-31T18:01:52.326+01:002014-07-31T18:01:52.326+01:00Stunning and beautiful, great light also. But the ...Stunning and beautiful, great light also. But the bevel might be interfering.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-64756204602862603872014-07-24T17:06:27.518+01:002014-07-24T17:06:27.518+01:00Mersad, for the number I take I should be better. ...Mersad, for the number I take I should be better. I am having trouble with the wind blowing things about here. It's a pain keeping them in focus.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-6295064546675398082014-07-24T16:07:25.566+01:002014-07-24T16:07:25.566+01:00Great finds and images. You are very adapt with a ...Great finds and images. You are very adapt with a macro lens.<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a><br />Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-2728791508462111262014-07-24T06:53:59.968+01:002014-07-24T06:53:59.968+01:00You have it Red.You have it Red.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-39947917467964008782014-07-24T06:53:25.689+01:002014-07-24T06:53:25.689+01:00Hilary, I just love the delicate beauty of the lit...Hilary, I just love the delicate beauty of the little beasts.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-21329529292064999302014-07-23T23:34:00.066+01:002014-07-23T23:34:00.066+01:00I want at least one credit for learning about thes...I want at least one credit for learning about these insects. You really do have a lot of detail. This is one of the first Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-85743204093403320192014-07-23T23:15:11.523+01:002014-07-23T23:15:11.523+01:00A generic "winged insect" works for me. ...A generic "winged insect" works for me. Lovely shots, they all are.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-79335741820750546892014-07-23T21:47:34.286+01:002014-07-23T21:47:34.286+01:00Chris, they are fine are Germans. Not smelly at al...Chris, they are fine are Germans. Not smelly at all.<br /> I think I got four correct today. Trevor knows these things.<br />The Cleg does do serious damage when it bites. It is pretty but does cause pain out of all proportion to it's size.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-78839845716303989092014-07-23T21:32:05.916+01:002014-07-23T21:32:05.916+01:00Hehe:) Germans! What can we do with them? They ...Hehe:) Germans! What can we do with them? They fall off motorcycle bikes and intrude on spaces, and once and awhile need to take more than once shower a week:) but I still love them. Great pics of your bugs. I trust your rating of accuracy because I'm sure mine would be much lower. Hitting bugs? Yeah....I do it all the time:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-84593979662587244982014-07-23T21:14:51.933+01:002014-07-23T21:14:51.933+01:00Trevor, thanks was sure what I was seeing when I s...Trevor, thanks was sure what I was seeing when I saw it but it looked odd with a white head.<br /><br />None.<br /> I am the fat fotographer but I'll get some snaps of the lasses dancing. I think they compete in three different ones but they are much the same. They jump up and down in time to music and flap their feet about. Well worth a look. They come from miles about to dance. The winner last year was a sour faced puss from Wick.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-57615537539273410832014-07-23T20:58:34.418+01:002014-07-23T20:58:34.418+01:00Adrian, the Scaeva looks right, there's only f...Adrian, the Scaeva looks right, there's only four of this species that have been recorded in the UK and S.pyrastri is the most common. On S.selenitica the markings on the abdomen are a pale yellow...it has been found all over the UK but is mostly restricted to Dorset and Hampshire.<br /><br />The other two are very rare migrants with only a few records noted. <br /><br />That's how my book puts it anyway!<br /><br />Have fun at the games...what events have you entered for?...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-29941797084107415012014-07-23T20:55:10.781+01:002014-07-23T20:55:10.781+01:00Imagine....over three grands worth of gear going u...Imagine....over three grands worth of gear going up ones arse. I don't know how you dream them up.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-43165691708670717772014-07-23T20:31:54.416+01:002014-07-23T20:31:54.416+01:00Trevor, I'm not sure about the last one. It is...Trevor, I'm not sure about the last one. It is a Scaeva but although it has the bigger knobs on it's white stripes I am sure it shouldn't have a white frons.<br />I showed him all the plants I know, all three of them and that's thanks to you and Phil Gates. <br />Germans, I don't know. He couldn't tell a dead Kidney vetch from an Orchid. He did find a plant which is a rum bit of flora. It grows a bit cactus like and then has tiny blue flowers, really tiny, half the size of Eyebright. There are one or two about, he trod on the one we were looking at, I'll post a snap of it or better still another one that isn't flat.<br />Tomorrow is check strobes day and polish gear up. It's a big day here on Friday. It is The Mackay Gathering or the sports as they call it. Dancing girls, humongous men doing unmentionable things with their poles (should have saved that one for the post) and throwing their balls as far as they can. It's a great day, I'll take lots of gear and try for some video as well. Last year Alf slipped his collar and chased the shot. Daft dog. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-10932794002210421472014-07-23T19:58:22.955+01:002014-07-23T19:58:22.955+01:00Spot on with the ID's Adrian.
It must be that...Spot on with the ID's Adrian. <br />It must be that you have the look of a proper photographer that makes all these people latch onto you?..... you'll have to start charging for your services! <br />It'll be interesting to see who's booked in for tomorrow?...[;o)<br />The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-70198405526071917142014-07-23T19:55:37.268+01:002014-07-23T19:55:37.268+01:00Bob, it's the first I've seen for a couple...Bob, it's the first I've seen for a couple of years. I still can't find a similar Scaeva to the last one. Maybe it's a mutant.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-1543671629966363702014-07-23T19:40:07.643+01:002014-07-23T19:40:07.643+01:00Yes, it is an Emerald Damselfly, I think. And what...Yes, it is an Emerald Damselfly, I think. And what a Damselfly, pretty pretty.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-5926771798278352472014-07-23T18:15:44.440+01:002014-07-23T18:15:44.440+01:00YP, Graham can't hear anything his connection ...YP, Graham can't hear anything his connection is broken.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-42633801585162598432014-07-23T18:13:02.695+01:002014-07-23T18:13:02.695+01:00Ta Bill.Ta Bill.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-41393288832872014262014-07-23T18:12:02.447+01:002014-07-23T18:12:02.447+01:00Peter, I've never seen this beach so full ther...Peter, I've never seen this beach so full there must be twenty folk on it. Some of them even swim in the sea. Plenty of room here.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-6479197059423919732014-07-23T18:08:19.200+01:002014-07-23T18:08:19.200+01:00Thanks Bas.Thanks Bas.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-13262016341908960512014-07-23T18:07:55.992+01:002014-07-23T18:07:55.992+01:00Gillian, it is looking good for days yet. I wish I...Gillian, it is looking good for days yet. I wish I could name all the things I see.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-80472163829726218812014-07-23T18:04:25.600+01:002014-07-23T18:04:25.600+01:00Pat, they are crafty little things. I got bitten t...Pat, they are crafty little things. I got bitten three times in an hour last week. I was getting desperate. Savlon spray seems to work. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-68593685075913100562014-07-23T16:39:56.121+01:002014-07-23T16:39:56.121+01:00I hope your German chum didn't put his MP-E 65...I hope your German chum didn't put his MP-E 65mm on a 7D where the sun don't shine. Graham would have heard you squealing in Eagleton! (...Brave three times in one day! Ha! Ha!)Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-38262979779463619232014-07-23T15:40:04.284+01:002014-07-23T15:40:04.284+01:00I enjoyed the tale as well............I enjoyed the tale as well............Bill https://www.blogger.com/profile/04779863708462822356noreply@blogger.com