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Honey Bee
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Merran Gwyndell (megwyn) (38) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-05-04 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Exposure: f/2.9, 1/200 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-05-03 20:51 |
| Viewed: 1001 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I have been trying to catch a good picture of a honey bee. This one was taking a rest, so I had another shot.
I felt it was an alright picture - nice and clear, and I like that you can see the light in his/her left eye.
Any comments on how I could improve on taking these sorts of pics?
I love macro - the way you can see things that you normally miss.
It has been taken without the tripod, with the supermacro on - which doesnt allow for much zooming in. I stopped down the f-stop as low as it would go 2.9 (which means I had a little zoom). The shutter speed was on auto.
I have croped and sharpened the image, increased contrast, brightness and saturation marginally, and decreased lightening by 2 points. |
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(5184) - [2006-05-03 21:33]
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Hello Merran,
You caught it well, althought it's NOT a honeybee. It's a fly from a genus Eristalis, family Syrphidae (Hoverflies). Members of this family mimic bees and wasps in order to protect themselves. That's probably you made the mistake in identification :-)
Best greetings,
Michal
Indeed. Not a bee but a fly.
Subject in out of focus. Only one little hand is in focus and the leave in front. You need to use manual focus. Set the minimum distance possible on your camera, and then close in till the head is in focus. It is the head that matters.
