And the ones I was chasing never spent more than 10-15 seconds in each
flower and often much less.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 23, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> 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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