Solitary bee on my finger

Twice life size and one handed

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Lovely capture
Brian V.

Nice shot
I hope it didnt sting you

LordV wrote in post #3832395
Lovely capture
Brian V.

Thanks Brian!

Desertraptor wrote in post #3832408
Nice shot
I hope it didnt sting you

Nope, not harm done to either of us

Wow...what's the set up for that shot??

You got some pretty steady hands.

Very very nice shot!

deltroid wrote in post #3832704
Wow...what's the set up for that shot??

You got some pretty steady hands.

Very very nice shot!

My current rig: http://nocroppingzone.​blogspot.com/2007/08/b​azooka-part-ii.html -the only thing I didn't use for that shot is the flash head extender.

Damn good shot John.

skylab wrote in post #3833430
Damn good shot John.

Thanks!

Friendly little chap isn't he. Lovely shot John.

very detailed, interesting rig you have.

Attic wrote in post #3834114
Friendly little chap isn't he. Lovely shot John.

Thanks Alby!

racketman wrote in post #3834152
very detailed, interesting rig you have.

Thanks Toby!

That rig is very fast -easy to reposition if the subject moves.

Please tell me how you managed to "one-hand" the camera and get the little creature in focus - and with good DOF too.

Well done, and unique.

What's even more interesting is why a bee landed on your finger? Dipped in honey?

Glenn NK wrote in post #3838121
Please tell me how you managed to "one-hand" the camera and get the little creature in focus - and with good DOF too.

Well done, and unique.

Lots and lots of practice -when I'm walking around with the camera I have it set up for 2x shooting. I use twice life size as my starting point, and have to remind myself to drop down to 1x before I walk away from most subjects. Having everything on a single brace also helps ( http://nocroppingzone.​blogspot.com/2007/08/b​azooka-part-ii.html ). Last when I lift weights I lift them slowly, hold the weight for a few seconds, and then drop the weight down slowly. I can't lift a lot of weight with that technique, but it builds up a lot of stamina in my muscles. I can go out shooting with my rig for several hours and not feel fatigued.

Glenn NK wrote in post #3838121
What's even more interesting is why a bee landed on your finger? Dipped in honey?

One of those odd moments -I was shooting low to the ground when I spotted him crawling on a flower. I put my hand down (slow) and the bee crawled right onto my finger. I lifted my hand and the camera and managed two frames before the bee realized what was going on and took off. The image in this post is the second frame (I missed the focus on the first).