Solitary Bee

Dalantech

Shot at the same location that I took the drone hoverfly shots, and like the fly this bee was feeding so it put up with me. Getting close is a simple matter of technique -and not the gear that you use...

All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode F16, 1/200, ISO 200) + MPE-65mm macro lens. MT-24EX set to -1/3 FEC with homemade diffusers. All images are at twice life size.

Skippy

Dalantech wrote:

Shot at the same location that I took the drone hoverfly shots, and like the fly this bee was feeding so it put up with me. Getting close is a simple matter of technique -and not the gear that you use...

All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode F16, 1/200, ISO 200) + MPE-65mm macro lens. MT-24EX set to -1/3 FEC with homemade diffusers. All images are at twice life size.

Beautiful .... tell me something the little particles on the bee,
are they moisture droplets, or is it pollen particles ???
Another Great Series ... Skippy
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Dalantech

Skippy wrote:

Beautiful .... tell me something the little particles on the bee,
are they moisture droplets, or is it pollen particles ???
Another Great Series ... Skippy
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Thanks Skippy! It's all pollen -messy eaters

Awais Yaqub

Again Beautiful !

tlee

Wow!!! I really like the last image.

Lord Vetinari

Excellent shots John
But you need the right gear to be able to focus on anything that close .
Would prefer slightly more detail (bigger aperture) but do like the shots.
Brian V.

Dalantech

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Again Beautiful !

Thanks Awais!

Dalantech

tlee wrote:

Wow!!! I really like the last image.

Thanks Tlee!

Dalantech

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Excellent shots John
But you need the right gear to be able to focus on anything that close .

Like what, auto focus?!

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Would prefer slightly more detail (bigger aperture) but do like the shots.
Brian V.

Not possible to do a focus stack on the bees my friend -they were constantly in motion. I'm stunned that I got anything useful and probably should have been shooting between 1/2 and 1x...