POST YOUR BEE SHOTS (any non-butterfly all pollinators are welcome - wasps, etc.)

Paul Iddon wrote in post #19349047
A marmalade hover?

Paul.

No it is a nice photo but not compare with female Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus

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Paul Iddon wrote in post #19349047
A marmalade hover?

Paul.

Nearest I could get with that view was prob Sphaeroporia sp, may still be wrong.

I have been working on my diffusers again, and I think I am finally happy with the light quality at life size magnification. I went out to see how well the light looks and found a honeybee that was foraging in slow motion. Partly cloudy weather and cool temps may have been effecting her metabolism. I took this frame when she paused to clean herself.

Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Shutter and ISO set to expose the sky int the background.

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Oh man, I just found this thread! I posted these in the aussie native bee thread, but will post here as well
Both Australian native bees, a Great Carpenter Bee and a species of stingless bee.

Photo from medmonds's gallery.
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Photo from medmonds's gallery.
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Cool, partly cloudy, weather creates the perfect conditions to go looking for solitary bees. When the sun goes behind the clouds they slow down. I managed to get a few frames of this Sweat Bee that was foraging for pollen in a Poppy before she took off. Image taken in Lago Patria, Italy.

Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.

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medmonds wrote in post #19352179
Oh man, I just found this thread! I posted these in the aussie native bee thread, but will post here as well
Both Australian native bees, a Great Carpenter Bee and a species of stingless bee.

Gallery photo (hosted):
posted by medmonds originally in forum: Nature & Landscapes

Gallery photo (hosted):
posted by medmonds originally in forum: Nature & Landscapes

Welcome to the forum and thread! Hope to see more from you soon. Lee

This is another frame of the foraging honeybee that I used to test my diffusion. Partly cloudy weather and cool temps may have been effecting her metabolism. I took this frame when she paused to clean herself.

Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to a little over 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Shutter and ISO set to expose the sky in the background.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2n7B​3sH

Dalantech wrote in post #19341608
Hit me up if you have any questions. I might start a thread on light quality and how to diffuse a flash for macro in a small space in the Macro Talk section.

Your potential thread sounds very interesting. I’ve recently only started looking at and reading the fabulous posts on this thread. My hope for this summer is to improve my macro skills, and I have started with the bees, hornets and ladybirds while I wait for the damselfly/dragonfly season to take off here. I am finding it hard to avoid specular highlights on ladybirds in particular. I shoot handheld with the Canon 100mm 2.8 IS macro. I’m also slowly getting used to mirrorless. Any tips in relation to macro would be very welcome.

Finsnapper wrote in post #19353869
Your potential thread sounds very interesting. I’ve recently only started looking at and reading the fabulous posts on this thread. My hope for this summer is to improve my macro skills, and I have started with the bees, hornets and ladybirds while I wait for the damselfly/dragonfly season to take off here. I am finding it hard to avoid specular highlights on ladybirds in particular. I shoot handheld with the Canon 100mm 2.8 IS macro. I’m also slowly getting used to mirrorless. Any tips in relation to macro would be very welcome.

What are you using for a light source? I have been working on diffusing a twin flash (Canon's MT-26EX RT) and I can tell you that the better the light quality the better your photos will be. If you start a new post in the macro talk section I can help you with your light.

Paper Wasps early in the morning, taken using the Helicon Focus Bracketing Tube. A stack of 16 frames.

Cheers

Dennis

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Dalantech wrote in post #19354387
What are you using for a light source? I have been working on diffusing a twin flash (Canon's MT-26EX RT) and I can tell you that the better the light quality the better your photos will be. If you start a new post in the macro talk section I can help you with your light.

Thank you. I’ll head over to the macro talk section. ( I’m shooting in natural light.)

medmonds wrote in post #19352179
Oh man, I just found this thread! I posted these in the aussie native bee thread, but will post here as well
Both Australian native bees, a Great Carpenter Bee and a species of stingless bee.]

Gallery photo (hosted):
posted by medmonds originally in forum: Nature & Landscapes

Lovely photo of the Spear Grass flowers as well as the native bee.

Introducing a tropical carpenter bee
This guy is big as a wasp, as big as your thumb if not bigger.

realairlight wrote in post #19354504
Introducing a tropical carpenter bee
This guy is big as a wasp, as big as your thumb if not bigger.

Above: Back view

Above: Front view

Above: Side view

Above: Metalic wings

Do they build timber hives?

Pippan wrote in post #19354506
Do they build timber hives?

No.

As a carpenter, they dig a big hole on any wood they like and lay eggs into it.