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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => PHOTO PAGE - MEMBER PHOTOS & BEE-MOVIES HERE! => Topic started by: Card on August 11, 2008, 08:09:45 am
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Beautiful girl (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Honeybee-27527-1.jpg).
(click on the pic to see the full size image)
OK, so I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but she's a Perfect 10 as far as I'm concerned. 8-)
Also, I know there are probably lots of people on this forum who can take better bee pics. I'm kind of new to this whole Macro photography thing (mostly I shoot landscapes and wildlife) but for a first effort, I'm kind of proud of it.
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Card. Well, I would say that is a perfect 10 too, that image was nothing short of astounding, you took an excellent picture, thank you for sharing. Beautiful and most wonderful day, love our groovey life!! Cindi
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Ditto Card!!
That was better than any I have even attempted! Excellent. What equipment do you use?
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Card, she is indeed beautiful! Great photography! How did you convince her to pose like that?? Jody
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This is a beautiful photo!
I am sure Howland would like to see it for his new cover - hope you will be submitting?
- Jess
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You are right. The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and we are beholding that beauty! Way to go Card. :-D
Dennis
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Shes hot arright!!
Looks like shes wearing a fur coat!
Great pic!
your friend,
john
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That photo is awesome!!!
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No one would ever believe that a bee could have such an angelical look. But those eyes are shining brightly and warmly. Little angel. I have a new desktop photo, once again.
Thanks for sharing
Annette
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Wow. Thank you all so much for the compliments. I was really nervous about posting that pic here where so many honeybee experts could see it - but you guys really made me glad I did!
OK, to answer the questions...
What equipment do you use?
For the most part I get into wildlife and landscape photography (as you can see on my WikiCommons User page (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ken_Thomas)) so I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 camera that has a 12X zoom lens built-in. It's a sweet little camera, unfortunately all that zoom comes with a price, which is a pretty bad minimum focus distance - meaning it's hard to zoom in on things that are up close to you. So I've been experimenting with these screw-on auxiliary lenses called diopters, that are basically just magnifying glasses that go over the lens. This shot was taken with a +4 dioptic lens on my FZ-50. They're very finicky to work with, but the results can be amazing.
How did you convince her to pose like that??
She's a little ham. Just lit right up when she saw the camera. ;-)
Nah, I can't take any credit for that. She's sitting on a little lip beside the hive entrance. I go out there in the evening a lot to sit next to the hives and see what my girls are up to, and it's pretty common for a single bee to climb up there and do their little antenna-cleaning routine while everyone else (that you can see in the background) is doing their evening housekeeping around the hive entrance. I just set the camera on the tripod, focused on that spot, and then waited for a bee to climb up there. It's one of the few times they will sit still for a few seconds, which is what made the photo possible.
I am sure Howland would like to see it for his new cover - hope you will be submitting?
I hadn't even thought about that. I guess I assumed he would probably get a lot better submissions than my photo - but I'll send it his way. You never know, right? Thank for the suggestion!
But those eyes are shining brightly and warmly.
I have to admit that the 'warmth' was one of the things I liked the most about it - but I can't take any credit for that either. Due to a lack of morning sunlight on my property, I had to set my hives up to catch the evening sun instead. There was a really nice sunset that evening, and the reddish/yellow light of the sunset is what gives the photo such a warm feel.
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This is a beautiful photo!
I am sure Howland would like to see it for his new cover - hope you will be submitting?
- Jess
That was my thought, too. Awesome pic, and looks like a perfectly healthy girl, too... not a hair out of place, either.
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>Panasonic Lumix
Got one probably not same model --- was listed in consumer reports as a top pick.
Can't stand it but probably user error.
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sc-bee, I hate it that you haven't been happy with the camera, but if it's an FZ30 or an FZ50 and you're just looking to get rid of it, drop me a PM or something. We might be able to work something out.
They're definitely weird cameras though, I agree with you on that. A lot more complicated than your average point-and-shoot, and a lot simpler than your average dSLR. It's a strange blend, but after working with my FZ50 for 2+ years I've gotten so I really love it.
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Extremely cool. Wish my camera could do that close. :-\ Nice shot.
David
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Like the winter scene with the old mining road best and the bee pic with the two fat drones.
...JP
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Like the winter scene with the old mining road best and the bee pic with the two fat drones.
...JP
Where are those photos? Did I miss something??
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Like the winter scene with the old mining road best and the bee pic with the two fat drones.
...JP
Where are those photos? Did I miss something??
Here's his Pic file Annette: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ken_Thomas
...JP
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Oh my gosh!!! How can you pick even one of these when they are all so beautiful. Ken, please, please, send in a bunch of photos to Howland for his book. Please. You are a wonderful photograher.
He is looking for something joyful. Can you think of a photo that would show joy??
Not sure where I heard this.