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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - November 20 2025 - HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft of the Indian Air Force captured during a high-speed aerial maneuver at the Dubai Airshow, showcasing indigenous Indian aerospace technology, military aviation power, and dramatic vapor trails against a clear blue sky.
A UAE Mirage 2000 fighter jet performs a sharp high-G banking turn releasing vapor trails against a deep blue sky during the Dubai Airshow.
And here another 'Fake Bumblebee':
Merodon equestris (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Narzissenschwebfliege
Stor Narcisflue
Bred Narcissblomfluga
Flying at Geranium spec. (Cranesbills -- Storchenschnabel)
This species comes along in many different colour variants, all are bumblebee mimics.
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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Various freight train cars on the Simplon SBB line, canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Minolta High-Speed AF HS APO 300mm f/2.8 G with 2x TC.
Volucella bombylans var. haemorrhoidalis ♂ (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Bumblebee Plumehorn
Hummel-Waldschwebfliege
Foranderlig Humlesvirreflue
Humleblomfluga
Flying at Centaurea spec. (Knapweed -- Flockenblume)
This species comes along in different colour variations, all mimicking bumblebees.
Bei dieser Art gibt es verschiedene Farbvarianten. alle ähneln Hummeln.
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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Wee and beautiful, and I'd like to know its name:
Pyralidae ?
Pyralid Moth
Zünsler
Halvmøl
Solrmott
Body length 7 mm, help with ID always appreciated!
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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May 2026 - Valletta, Malta
IMO: 9848388
Operator: Gozo Highspeed
Homeport: Malta
Built: 2018
Ex-Names: Majestic Wisdom
Length: 39.00 m
Beam: 10.00 m
Tonnage: 399 to
Capacity: 300 Passengers
Various freight train cars on the Simplon SBB line, canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Minolta High-Speed AF HS APO 300mm f/2.8 G with 2x TC.
Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper
Rostfarbiger Dickkopffalter
Stor bredpande
Ängssmygare
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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Andrena hattorfiana ♀
Large Scabious Mining-Bee
Knautien-Sandbiene
Blåhatjordbi
Väddsandbi
Flying on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis, Wiesen-Knautie)
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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May 2026 - Valletta, Malta
IMO: 1017361
Operator: Gozo Highspeed
Homeport: Malta
Built: 2023
Ex-Names: Majestic Joy, Magic 1
Length: 39.00 m
Beam: 10.00 m
Tonnage: 397 to
Capacity: 312 Passengers
May 2026 - Valletta, Malta
IMO: 1017361
Operator: Gozo Highspeed
Homeport: Malta
Built: 2023
Ex-Names: Majestic Joy, Magic 1
Length: 39.00 m
Beam: 10.00 m
Tonnage: 397 to
Capacity: 312 Passengers
High-speed sync (HSS) photo of a water droplet creating a crown upon impact.
