Those bees look downright intoxicated. Good catches!
--Bob Whitmire
www.bobwhitmire.com
On Jul 23, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I forgot to add that the 3rd and 4th shots shown here are of the bees
> dragging themselves across surfaces to try to shake off all the pollen
> they had been picking up on their body hair. They had so much
> pollen on
> them at times that I think it was causing them difficulty with flying.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Rose%20of%20Sharon/index.htm>
>>
>> The light was nice today after it finally stopped raining. Amazingly
>> these shots had to be adjusted up by almost 2 stops after I
>> discovered
>> that the camera and incident meter were a long ways apart on
>> ISO :-) I
>> deliberately set the meter and forgot to set the camera. I'm
>> surprised
>> that they held together as well as they did with such a large
>> exposure
>> adjustment.
>>
>> Hand held, Canon 5D, Zuiko 50/3.5 macro at f/11.
>>
>> They're not all in perfect focus but I've discovered I can use MF
>> lenses
>> more easily now that my cataracts are gone. I think these are the
>> first
>> macro shots I've tried since the eye surgery about a year ago. I
>> guess
>> the eyes are working better than the memory.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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