Miner bee portrait

LordV · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Found a slightly damp,cold and tired miner bee (Andrena sp.)

Brian V.

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Cross-eye stereogram

dpastern · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Lovely shots Brian, what a beautiful looking Bee. I wish I saw some of these locally

All we seem to get is the non native honey bees...

Dave

racketman · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

its mood reflects the weather, fine pair of shovels that miner has!

SYS · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Excellent shots, Brian. As a newbie to macro, I'm wondering what aperture typically works for macro shots like these where the subject comes out pretty evenly focused at the front half while everything from the back half out are blurred?

calicokat · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Wow, those are great (all your shots are great

)

Cactuspic · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Good shots Brian. What is the secret to seeing the stereo images. All I seem to get is a headache.

Irwin

LordV · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Thanks for the comments all

SYS- depends a lot on what you are shooting and at what magnification but F11 is a good balance for 1:1 macros- if you want less DOF try F8.

Irwin - for the 3-D shots try this. Sit about 1.5 feet from the monitor, and put a finger up about 4 " in front of your nose in front of the pair of images and focus on your finger. This should make you go cross eyed. If you look past your finger you should then see 3 images on the screen. Try then relaxing your eyes whilst you look at the 3rd image and as you do, move your finger out of the way.

Brian v.

SYS · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordV

SYS- depends a lot on what you are shooting and at what magnification but F11 is a good balance for 1:1 macros- if you want less DOF try F8.

Brian v.

Thanks! I'll try that next time.

lcpete · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Superb Brian The first shot is great was he backlit ? It's really nice the way the body hairs are lit up
Pete

AirBrontosaurus · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Excellent as always, but the second shot is amazing. Great sharpness and clarity!

sw2001 · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

WOW, that's a great bee portrait, so close and clear.

LindaB · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Aww, beautiful shots. It certainly looks a little dejected. I found one similar this morning that was thoroughly drenched so I did my kind deed of the day and cut the tip off the shrub it was on and put it in the sun

Linda

Greg_C · 12th of May 2007 (Sat)

Great shots as usual Brian.

zman · 13th of May 2007 (Sun)

WOW! Stunning shots, the detail is unreal!

LordV · 13th of May 2007 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcpete

Superb Brian The first shot is great was he backlit ? It's really nice the way the body hairs are lit up
Pete

Thanks Pete

No backlighting, but the leaf was very near the top of a lightish stone wall so suspect I got some light bouncing back from that.
Brian V.

12th of May 2007 (Sat)	#1
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 46,029 IMAGE EDITING OK	Miner bee portrait Found a slightly damp,cold and tired miner bee (Andrena sp.) Brian V. Click on Pics for larger size Cross-eye stereogram __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

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dpastern User is banned from forums Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Posts: 13,765 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Lovely shots Brian, what a beautiful looking Bee. I wish I saw some of these locally All we seem to get is the non native honey bees... Dave

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racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,472 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait its mood reflects the weather, fine pair of shovels that miner has! __________________ Toby Flickr collections ipernity gallery Gear

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SYS Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gilligan's Island Posts: 7,357 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Excellent shots, Brian. As a newbie to macro, I'm wondering what aperture typically works for macro shots like these where the subject comes out pretty evenly focused at the front half while everything from the back half out are blurred? __________________ "Life is short, art is long..." -Goethe My Gear & DIYs *6,560 Flash Pops Later...*

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calicokat calicokat is BANNED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,720	Re: Miner bee portrait Wow, those are great (all your shots are great ) __________________ "You are going to fall off a cliff trying to get a better shot someday"- My hopeful and loving wife My Website My Gear Calicokat 1990-2007 RIP My Loving Kitty

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Cactuspic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,188 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Good shots Brian. What is the secret to seeing the stereo images. All I seem to get is a headache. Irwin __________________ Canon G9, Canon 1Ds Mark II, Sigma 180mm, Sigma 105mm, Canon 65mm mp-e. Rodagon 75mm D2x, Zeiss 60mm, Sigma 50mm, Zeiss 24mm Luminar, Nikon 5x m plan objective, Novoflex focusing rail, Novoflex bellows, Kenco tube sets etc

12th of May 2007 (Sat)	#7
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 46,029 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Thanks for the comments all SYS- depends a lot on what you are shooting and at what magnification but F11 is a good balance for 1:1 macros- if you want less DOF try F8. Irwin - for the 3-D shots try this. Sit about 1.5 feet from the monitor, and put a finger up about 4 " in front of your nose in front of the pair of images and focus on your finger. This should make you go cross eyed. If you look past your finger you should then see 3 images on the screen. Try then relaxing your eyes whilst you look at the 3rd image and as you do, move your finger out of the way. Brian v. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

12th of May 2007 (Sat)	#9
lcpete Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Wales Posts: 1,996 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Superb Brian The first shot is great was he backlit ? It's really nice the way the body hairs are lit up Pete __________________ Canon 40D, 350D, 550D and 7D Sigma 105, 150 and Canon 100L Macro Canon 70 - 200 F4L, Canon 100 - 400L, the wifes but I borrow it !

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AirBrontosaurus Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 3,813 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Excellent as always, but the second shot is amazing. Great sharpness and clarity! __________________ Chris \| My Flickr \| AirBrontosaurus.com \| Peleng 8mm Fisheye writeup Body: Canon 5D Lenses: Canon 24-105mm f/4 L \| Canon MP-E 65mm Macro \| Canon 85mm f/1.8 \|

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sw2001 Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,060 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait WOW, that's a great bee portrait, so close and clear.

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LindaB Cream of the Crop Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Surrey (UK) Posts: 8,147 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Aww, beautiful shots. It certainly looks a little dejected. I found one similar this morning that was thoroughly drenched so I did my kind deed of the day and cut the tip off the shrub it was on and put it in the sun Linda __________________ http://lindabuckell.zenfolio.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonwings55/ Canon 7D \|40D \|G12 \| 350d (300D long gone) 400 F5.6L\|70-200 F4L IS\|24-105 F4L IS\|18-55 Macro: 100mm F2.8L IS\|100mm\| F2.8 \|60mm F2.8.

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Greg_C Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 12,485 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Miner bee portrait Great shots as usual Brian. __________________ Greg Blog \| Photogallery \| 1DmkIV + other stuff Sanity is a madness put to good use.

13th of May 2007 (Sun)	#14
zman Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 758	Re: Miner bee portrait WOW! Stunning shots, the detail is unreal!

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