PHOTO: Hoverfly

January 24, 2000
|In GALLERY-NATURE
|By Mike

This is a hoverfly, which mimics a bee as a defense mechanism.   The shot is actually a composite of several shots all with different focus, then stacked using Zerene Stacker.  I have a bit more info at my post here.

Garden Bee: 2012-06-20 : Focus Stack with Zerene Stacker (105mm f/2.8 VR Micro)

focus stack hoverfly insect macro