I guess the one I encountered was suffering from the heat. It is supposed
to reach 98F today.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] I borrowed some of Jim's fake bumble bees
> And the ones I was chasing never spent more than 10-15 seconds in each
> flower and often much less.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I tried to photograph one in a similar bloom this morning, and he just
>> stayed buried in the throat of the flower for more than five minutes. I
>> never did get a head-on shot. Maybe they do get high on that stuff!
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 1:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] I borrowed some of Jim's fake bumble bees
>>
>>
>>> 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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