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Hover Flies (Flower Flies)

Challenge #19 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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This challenge is just about hover flies, (Syrphid Flies), NOT bees, wasps, spiders etc. Hover flies look like bees, but are much smaller, and they have very different life styles. They DON'T collect pollen on their back legs, DON'T live in hives, DON'T have bee-like antennae, and they DON'T sting. Drone flies, (Eristalinae sub-species,) with spotted or striped eyes, are also welcome to be entered. The hover flies must be outside, on flowers, leaves, hovering around, or just doing what hover flies do; NOT under studio lights. Macro shots welcome. Google hover flies; or go to http://bugguide.net/node/view/196/bgpage SIZE: 1,600px MAXIMUM ON LONGER SIDE.

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Announced:

Saturday, 27th October, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 3rd November, 2012 – Friday, 9th November, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 10th November, 2012 – Friday, 16th November, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.
Digital photos only, with full EXIF data.
Colour only.
No HDR.
Don't remove the background.
TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just a photo number
NO watermarks or forms of identification, or personal website references.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

YES! Photos entered in previous DPR challenges MAY be used in this challenge, but I would prefer you to enter new pictures. Those "not again..." shots tend to be voted down, in my experience.
Two (2) entries per person allowed, but each entry should be a different type of hover fly.
Comments of encouragement are welcome.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! If you enter the challenge, take the time to vote on other entries! This will hopefully counteract the sandbaggers' votes which spoil the genuine results for everyone's entries.
Sandbagging, and vote solicitation will cause DQ'ing of entries, so please don't contemplate it!
Entrants or voters caught cheating will be unwelcome in my future challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Hover fly

by gptan

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Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
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Submitted:	Saturday, 3rd November, 2012 13:51 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 26th May, 2012
Focal length:	150 mm
Shutter speed:	1/160 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	500
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Views:	204
Galleries:	View this photo in gptan's gallery

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