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
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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
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> On Jul 23, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
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>> 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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