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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