Thanks. Yes, I never noticed that "scrape off the excess pollen"
behavior before. But I guess I've never followed them so closely in
the really pollen heavy Rose of Sharon.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Nice. They do tend to get messy with pollen in those blooms!
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> Subject: [OM] I borrowed some of Jim's fake bumble bees
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>> <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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