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Jun 08, 2006 19:43 | #1

I am not quite sure what kind of bee this is, but since my garage is full of horse-flies i am going to assume this is the motherload. in actual size terms, i would have to say that this bee is as big around with all legs stretched as a golf ball...

I am sorry the lighting was dark, he was inside my garage, so i didn't get a lot of help with natural light.

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I used a Canon 50mm Macro Lens. I can honestly say my lens was about 1" from getting a bee upset... can someone help me to take better pictures? how do you guys get so close? do i need a set of tubes, or a better Macro Lens?

I am still very new to Macro, and could use as many pointers as i can get...

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Jun 08, 2006 23:11 | #2

I am no expert about macro I have only been doing this about 2 months now. But since you have a lens I would think tubes would be a good and less expensive way to go. You are sure to get some other opinions on this from some more knowledgeable members. Oh yea I think you should have used a flash on the bee

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Jun 08, 2006 23:16 as a reply to @ Jeff2909's post | #3

Jeff2909 wrote:
Oh yea I think you should have used a flash on the bee

lol, yea i got excited and left it in the camera bag, thought of that after he flew away... there's always next time..

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Jun 09, 2006 07:46 | #5

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Needed to really use flash, seems sharp enough from what little I can see (that isn't silhouetted). It's not a Bee either. Bee fly maybe?

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Jun 09, 2006 08:16 as a reply to @ dpastern's post | #6

dpastern wrote:
Needed to really use flash, seems sharp enough from what little I can see (that isn't silhouetted). It's not a Bee either. Bee fly maybe?

Dave

i noticed you have the kenko tubes... i know that they magnify your object, but does it enable you to be a little further away from the object as well?

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Mani-aX wrote:
i noticed you have the kenko tubes... i know that they magnify your object, but does it enable you to be a little further away from the object as well?

No. It allows you to focus closer to the subject, and will shorten your working distance from the insect/subject. A proper macro lens is a good thing as I'm finding out Tubes are nice, but it's a pain to change them!

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Jun 09, 2006 08:41 | #8

Good captures- Think there's a chance it's not a bee but a robber fly similar to Laphria flava (about 25mm long)
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