A mix of solitary bees

Dalantech

Still working on the IDs for both of them. First up is a critter with way too much fur for this time of year

All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode F14, 1/200, ISO 100) + MPE-65mm macro lens. MT-24EX with home made diffusers.

Life size.





2x:





And the 3x shot that frustrated me. I had this composition in my head and this is the best I could do. I'm about 2mm off -next time... :cry



Last is a couple of 2x shots of a different species:

Awais Yaqub

i am amazed very beautiful photos loved background in them

Dalantech

Awais Yaqub wrote:

i am amazed very beautiful photos loved background in them

Thanks Awais!

Skippy

Dalantech wrote:

Still working on the IDs for both of them. First up is a critter with way too much fur for this time of year

All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode F14, 1/200, ISO 100) + MPE-65mm macro lens. MT-24EX with home made diffusers.
Life size.
2x:
And the 3x shot that frustrated me. I had this composition in my head and this is the best I could do. I'm about 2mm off -next time... :cry
Last is a couple of 2x shots of a different species:

Hi John, that hairy little fellow in the first shot is my favourite
Tease away....... hmmmmmmm when's it gonna be September
Great series John .... Skippy
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schmoo

Beautiful color and detail! That first bug has got to be one of the hairiest bees I've ever seen.

Love the look of concentration on it's face in the second shot.

Dalantech

Skippy wrote:

Hi John, that hairy little fellow in the first shot is my favourite
Tease away....... hmmmmmmm when's it gonna be September
Great series John .... Skippy
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I can't wait to see what you do with the MPE-65 my friend :cool

Dalantech

schmooo wrote:

Beautiful color and detail! That first bug has got to be one of the hairiest bees I've ever seen.

Love the look of concentration on it's face in the second shot.

...as long as it's not thinking about stinging me...

Thanks for the props!

Lord Vetinari

Lovely series John
Brian V.

Dalantech

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Lovely series John
Brian V.

Thanks Brian :cool

thegridrunner

beautiful shots, thanks for including the technical data for the pictures as well.

Dalantech

thegridrunner wrote:

beautiful shots, thanks for including the technical data for the pictures as well.

Thanks for the props Patrick!

DI-Joe

They're quite nice, yes.

I'm curious though and forgive my ignorance. But I understand the point of a macro lense but have never used one. How close are you actually to the subject to get these shots? I cheat and use close-up lens filters but that means that for instance in my spider shots, I have to be rediculously close to the subject.

I am in the market for a good macro lens any suggestions?



I think photos of something that frightens me that much(deathly allergic to them) are amazing, it's very nice work indeed.