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Professional Pollinator
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Professional Pollinator

by John Neukirch

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 24, 201257 views4 comments
Sticking with the bee theme here. This is a Western Leafcutting bee, I have better shots of him but chose to post this one as it shows his whole abdomen bottom half covered with pollen. I found it pretty cool.

D300s
60mm macro
ISO 200
1/640 @ f/18
HH

Comments appreciated.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM
Very nice, John. Excellent detail, and the tricky exposure (dark bee on light flower in bright light) is well done. I do wonder whether a different orientation would work better than this one with the bee essentially pointed straight down - either rotated 90 CW or even 180.
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Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 25, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Great call Scott, thank you! It made a big difference.

John
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 25, 2012 at 9:26 AM
I think the re-post shows the bee at a more appealing angle and makes a more artistic presentation. The pollen covering his abdomen is excellent, as is your dof. A great documentary shot and a lovely image. Nice job
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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 25, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Yes, I also prefer this orientation, John. It's more natural and just seems to give a better view of the bee.
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