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Common Carder bee with passenger.

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Posted by David Taylor on June 27, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Common Carder bee with passenger.
No Wool Carder Bees around, so this Common Carder Bee took advantage of the Purple Toadflax flowers. Can you see the mite under its wing?

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F16
1/100s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3
Cropped in PS Elements 5

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on June 27, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Interesting, i've never got the handle of manual macro focus, i always miss and then use auto focus.
Posted by Major Gilbert on June 27, 2009 at 6:25 PM
David a colouful looking image and I like this better than the last. :toast:
I am guessing its the flash thats producing the black background?

Major.
Posted by Craig Jones on June 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Love the pollen sack on the leg,great,bold colours in the image, BG has set the image off beautifully :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by eric weight on June 28, 2009 at 2:45 AM
That's a fine shot with lots of interesting detail. I always find flash difficult in macro shots as the subjects seem to have so many hard shiny bits that reflect it back. The colourful plant really sets the subject off nicely and like it.

:toast: Eric
Posted by Matt Cole on June 28, 2009 at 5:40 PM
another well taken shot David. I still find the flash highlights a bit harsh, particularly on the eyes but I realise ring flashes don't lend themselves to easy diffusion.

Matt