The Gardener's Friend
Canon 40D, 100mm macro lens.
My first ‘one in a million’ shot! I was so lucky to catch this little fella against the early morning light last summer.




The Gardener's Friend belongs to the following groups:
! 100% !, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), **FOCUS and LIGHTING**, *A Beautiful Blur, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), All Animals Great And Small., All things natural in the British Isles, Bee & Wasp Passions, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Bokeh, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Cover Shots, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Extreme Close-Ups, Freedom to Shine, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Human. Animal. Nature./Człowiek. Zwierzę. Natura. (2 per day, approval required) , Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Just Pure Nature., Live, Love, Dream: May you have a Blessed Christmas Season , Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {challenge theme only!}, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Nature's Wonders, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art and Unlimited Quality Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Terri Ayliffe
Beautiful,
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you, Terri!
StarKlet
Great shot!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
Lance Leopold
Fantastic,well done!!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
robmac
Great shot so hard to get one that is as good as this Sarah
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you, robmac – I’ve spent hours since photographing hoverflies in flight and haven’t captured anything quite like this shot, lol!
Melinda Gaal
Wonderful shot!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
Robin Webster
Fantastic! You should enter this in the minimalist group! Totoally love this Sarah!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you for your feedback, Robin. Will check out the minimalist group.
ViktoryiaN
What a fantastic capture! Great job!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
paolo1955
Hats off to a stunning photo !
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Cheers, Paolo!
Strolch
Incredible shot!! Fantastic!!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
LYN EVANS
Absolutely cracking shot.
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Cheers, Lyn!
Roka
Fabulous! Instant fave!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you very much, Roka!
justrick
and he thought he was getting away
top capture
well done indeed cheers rick
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Lol, thank you, Justrick!
TaniaLosada
Superb! Love it!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you, Tania!
Michael Oubridge
Simply stunning, so annoying also as i am still trying for a similar shot LOL
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Michael, just be patient and keep trying – you WILL get your shot. For me I work full time, but can spend a whole day at the weekend just trying to get the one shot. Patience and passion are the keys. Good luck!
Renee Dawson
Fabulous timing & capture Sarah!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you, Renee!
dc witmer
fantastic shot
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
midzing
fantastic capture, well done
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
solo75
An amazing shot.
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you!
Matsumoto
Ahh, this is such a great photo. Fantastic shot!
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Cheers, Matsumoto!
Lisa Roberts
Well done Sarah! – I have tried so hard to crack this shot but will keep on til I get it!
Lisa x
Sarah-fiona Helme replied
Thank you, Lisa – one of these days you will get your shot!
Heather Hartkamp
Mike Weeks
Sarah, great capture and congratulations on the feature
Edyta Pelc
What a shot! Awesome!
Edge-of-dreams 21 days ago
Gosh, this is amazing !!