Honey Bee with an MPE-65

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited July 10, 2007 in Holy Macro
Shot at 2x -next time I'll drop down to 1.5x...

All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode, F 16, 1/200, ISO 100) + MPE-65mm macro lens + MT-24EX with home made diffusers.

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  • MrPartsMrParts Registered Users Posts: 87 Big grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    I wonder if bees sneeze?

    Nice close shot with plenty of pollen! This would make an interesting photo ad for an allergy drug Laughing.gif!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    Dalantech wrote:
    Shot at 2x -next time I'll drop down to 1.5x...

    All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode, F 16, 1/200, ISO 100) + MPE-65mm macro lens + MT-24EX with home made diffusers.

    Those bees sure do love to totally shove their heads as far down the flower as they can don't they rolleyes1.gif
    One wonders if they get some kind of "high" from doing it headscratch.gif

    Great shots John clap.gif ..... Skippy
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    MrParts wrote:
    I wonder if bees sneeze?

    Nice close shot with plenty of pollen! This would make an interesting photo ad for an allergy drug Laughing.gif!

    From time to time they will stop to clean their antenna :)
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Those bees sure do love to totally shove their heads as far down the flower as they can don't they rolleyes1.gif
    One wonders if they get some kind of "high" from doing it headscratch.gif

    Great shots John clap.gif ..... Skippy
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    Thanks Skippy! They definitely get into their work!
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    Wonderful series John :)
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Wonderful series John :)
    Brian V.

    Thanks Brian! :cool
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    Amazing ! wonderful world
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  • SerratorSerrator Registered Users Posts: 227 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2007
    Beautiful detail and colors!
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Amazing ! wonderful world

    Thanks Awais :cool
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    Serrator wrote:
    Beautiful detail and colors!

    Thanks! Stunned that the MPE-65 doesn't have that "L stripe" around the lens barrel...
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  • couriermancourierman Registered Users Posts: 402 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    grats on your new lens ,i'v got some red paint you can have :D
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    courierman wrote:
    grats on your new lens ,i'v got some red paint you can have :D

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