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paul m
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Registered: November 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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Sun 13, April 2008 7:38pm
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I'm far from expert on the Syrphidae but think this is Syrphini - probably Dasysyrphus sp - but there are several of these in UK (this looks like D. pinastri but .... ) probably/possibly other species on the mainland. Are there keys for NW Europe?
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"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence."
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ericrovve
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Registered: November 2007
Location: Southern France
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goosey
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Registered: August 2007
Location: Holland
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Mon 14, April 2008 12:38pm
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Thanks for the pointer with the ID paul  .
Ah -thanks Eric , nice of you to say so! 
I struggle with the zoom though, its only 6x but unless its a really bright day the pictures tend to be grainy. I have a real problem with birds if they are in the shade of trees or just too far away.
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paul m
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Registered: November 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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Tue 15, April 2008 9:55pm
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Photography is not an easy sport - except on bright, sunny, still days.
"Macrophotography" is therefore a bit fraught. I used to carry lots of lenses, extension tubes, ring flash, whatever around with me .... now I have a macro setting at 8 Mpix which is adequate for most of my needs (although *not* for posting at the size needed on this, and other, forum). The same, I suppose, applies at the other end of the scale - my single lens is not capable of any serious distance photography *but* I've got very poor photos of small passerines in the mid-distance which have been okay for identification .... if not public display!
The great thing about digital photography is that you don't lose anything (such as money) if you take a picture that doesn't work out; on the other hand, you can get surprising useful pics and sometimes, amazingly, by total accident, very good ones!
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"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence."
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