Miner Bee

Dalantech

Sorry I haven't been around much lately -too busy and too many photography related forums out there. Easy to spend all day postin' and not takin' any photos

Here's a miner bee that posed for me and the MPE-65mm. I'm just gonna post a few frames of a six frame series. Diffused MT-24EX used for the lighting and a 40D to connect it all to...

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Skippy

Dalantech wrote:

Sorry I haven't been around much lately -too busy and too many photography related forums out there. Easy to spend all day postin' and not takin' any photos

Here's a miner bee that posed for me and the MPE-65mm. I'm just gonna post a few frames of a six frame series. Diffused MT-24EX used for the lighting and a 40D to connect it all to...

2x:
3x:
4x:

Wow John did you hand hold the 4x's shot ???

What beautiful eyes that Bee has, and the detail at the back of the body in the first shot.

I have not seen a close up of the head of a Miner Bee before,
that's quite a little head piece between the eyes.

Ya lucky man John, very cool shots .... Skippy
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MichelleL

Fantastic photos - you must be wrapped!

I notice that you used a MT-24 EX. I've just got myself one of those and you mention that it's 'diffused' light - what exactly is that and how did you do that? I'm still reading the manual and having a play. any info will be greatly appreciated.

ML

Dalantech

Skippy wrote:

Wow John did you hand hold the 4x's shot ???

What beautiful eyes that Bee has, and the detail at the back of the body in the first shot.

I have not seen a close up of the head of a Miner Bee before,
that's quite a little head piece between the eyes.

Ya lucky man John, very cool shots .... Skippy
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Thanks Skippy :cool

All of my images are hand held -I just look for ways to brace the camera and shoot at angles that put me at an advantage.

This is the time of year when I shoot the most solitary bees. Odd temperature changes sometimes slow them down enough for me to get close. The head piece is actually mites -the poor little guy was pretty heavily infected with them. Common this time of year.

I like shooting solitaries more than any other family of bees -those eyes...

Dalantech

MichelleL wrote:

Fantastic photos - you must be wrapped!

I notice that you used a MT-24 EX. I've just got myself one of those and you mention that it's 'diffused' light - what exactly is that and how did you do that? I'm still reading the manual and having a play. any info will be greatly appreciated.

ML

Thanks Michelle :cool

Info on the diffusers that I use and how I use the MT-24EX -all my secrets are at my blog

matasa

Great photos

Robinivich

Those eyes!!!! Is the pattern reflected in #3 the diffuser on the flash or just something else really cool?!

Either way, awesome shots, and I second the cold weather slowing them down nicely

canon400d

Robinivich wrote:

Those eyes!!!! Is the pattern reflected in #3 the diffuser on the flash or just something else really cool?!

Either way, awesome shots, and I second the cold weather slowing them down nicely

Wow weee they are some shots at 4X. You are like so many on here so very talented. I am still learning to swim in the shallow end from your last email with my 40D and MP-E 65 but seeing photos like those certainly amount to Skippy's encouraging words to succeed.
Kind regards
Bob

Giphsub

Awesome photos! Mites?? Poor little bugger! Are they harmful or just friendly parasites?

Dalantech

matasa wrote:

Great photos

Thanks :cool

Dalantech

Robinivich wrote:

Those eyes!!!! Is the pattern reflected in #3 the diffuser on the flash or just something else really cool?!

Either way, awesome shots, and I second the cold weather slowing them down nicely

Thanks :cool

It's the diffusers.

Dalantech

canon400d wrote:

Wow weee they are some shots at 4X. You are like so many on here so very talented. I am still learning to swim in the shallow end from your last email with my 40D and MP-E 65 but seeing photos like those certainly amount to Skippy's encouraging words to succeed.
Kind regards
Bob

Keep at it Bob, and keep in mind that when you see photos that you like they were made by someone who spends a lot of time practicing with the camera. I had an Xti for less than a year and I took over 25,000 frames with it...

Dalantech

Giphsub wrote:

Awesome photos! Mites?? Poor little bugger! Are they harmful or just friendly parasites?

Thanks Mike :cool

They will eventually kill the bee

Lord Vetinari

Excellent captures John

Brian V.

Giphsub

Dalantech wrote:

Thanks Mike :cool

They will eventually kill the bee

:cry

Awais Yaqub

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great show

Krasniewski

Sweet shots!

The whole thing about the mites kinds erks me though... ick.

Keep it up!

-m

Robinivich

It's amazing to think of the scale of it, if I had a colony of dozens of critters the size of (relatively speaking) mice on me, as in, living on me, I, well, I'm not sure I know what I'd do, but it wouldn't involve carrying on with business as usual!!!!
:jawdrop

canon400d

Robinivich wrote:

It's amazing to think of the scale of it, if I had a colony of dozens of critters the size of (relatively speaking) mice on me, as in, living on me, I, well, I'm not sure I know what I'd do, but it wouldn't involve carrying on with business as usual!!!!
:jawdrop

Thanks John I will certainly keep going.
Kind regards
Bob

Marshmallow Man

Dalantech wrote:

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i love the shot! fantastical job!

macrobugger

Stunning shots not much else can be said.
Gareth

Dalantech

Thanks everyone :cool