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Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 11, 2012 at 10:33 AM
One from this morning, sleeping Nomada Bee. I was out early looking for Crab Spiders ( why do I only find males? ) and whilst crawling through the undergrowth I found this sleepy little lady, this is a new species for me so it kind of made my day
1/13th @ f11 -2/3rds iso400 ( 90% of FF )
7D, Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro USM + 32mm of Ext Tubes and 3 Plamps to try and hold it steady ( was abit windy ).
Thanks for the feedback on my last post and thanks for looking.
lol Andy, I didn't post my female crab spider to wind you up, I promise.
These Nomada bees are one of my favourite subjects and this is very nice. I think I'd have preferred a slightly higher viewpoint so that we're not looking up at it quite so much and maybe the whites are a little hot. Otherwise the bee looks nice and sharp with soft lighting and a really nice background. I can imagine how much this must have been swinging in the breeze...
Matt
Posted by David Sewell on June 11, 2012 at 10:55 AM
I agree about the whites on the flower, but the bee itself is excellent.
David
Posted by Neil Burton on June 11, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 11, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Thanks for the feedback guys, I can see what you mean re the whites ( on the pc they looked fine, but on my laptop they're kinda glowing which is a shame ). I was surprised to see how small this species is, this one was only about 15mm long hence the need for the tubes. Looking at Matt's superb Crab Spider, I think I'm going to have to buy a MPE-65, I can feel my wallet twitching already
Andy...
Posted by John Robinson on June 11, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Just the small nit about the white but that should be easily toned down a bit.
Good Stuff !
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on June 11, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Cracking image Andy very detailed and love the pose. I suppose it was taking some (B)zzzzzzzzz'eds!
Really superb image well worth the effort. I'm still striving to obtain a recognisable image making slow progress. Your postings certainly help thanks for sharing.
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 14, 2012 at 3:51 AM
Whites as mentioned - but what a staggeringly good image - briliant
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10 repliesOne from this morning, sleeping Nomada Bee. I was out early looking for Crab Spiders ( why do I only find males? ) and whilst crawling through the undergrowth I found this sleepy little lady, this is a new species for me so it kind of made my day
1/13th @ f11 -2/3rds iso400 ( 90% of FF )
7D, Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro USM + 32mm of Ext Tubes and 3 Plamps to try and hold it steady ( was abit windy ).
Thanks for the feedback on my last post and thanks for looking.
Andy...
These Nomada bees are one of my favourite subjects and this is very nice. I think I'd have preferred a slightly higher viewpoint so that we're not looking up at it quite so much and maybe the whites are a little hot. Otherwise the bee looks nice and sharp with soft lighting and a really nice background. I can imagine how much this must have been swinging in the breeze...
Matt
David
Keith.
Thanks for the feedback guys, I can see what you mean re the whites ( on the pc they looked fine, but on my laptop they're kinda glowing which is a shame
Andy...
Good Stuff !
JR
Nick.
Really superb image well worth the effort. I'm still striving to obtain a recognisable image making slow progress. Your postings certainly help thanks for sharing.
Ian