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Feb 13, 2012 21:33:17   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Let us see what you have. Bring on the stinging, flying bees & wasps. As per usual in this forum, true life-size macros only.

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Feb 13, 2012 21:39:09   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Here are a few honeybees, on various flowering plants.

Average capture:
Nikon D90 at ISO 400, Nikkor 105-mm macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/22; full sun & Nikon SB-600 Speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism attachment.

Western Honeybee on Apple blossoms, approx 10:1 mag (10x life-size)
Western Honeybee on Apple blossoms, approx 10:1 ma...

Honeybee 1 on Yankee Point ceanothus bloom, 16:1 magnification (16x life-size)
Honeybee 1 on Yankee Point ceanothus bloom, 16:1 m...

Honeybee 2 on Yankee Point ceanothus bloom, 16:1 magnification (16x life-size)
Honeybee 2 on Yankee Point ceanothus bloom, 16:1 m...

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Feb 13, 2012 21:55:08   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
A Pottor wasp (Eumenes verticalis). Approx 4:1 mag (4x life size).

Photographed at the South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA.

Hand-held Nikon D90 at ISO 400, with Nikkor 105-mm macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/22, open shade & Nikon SB-600 Speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism attachment.



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Feb 13, 2012 22:10:54   #
MJL Loc: Wild Rose, Wisconsin
 
Here are a couple of shots of a bald faced hornet. Pentax K7, 100mm macro.

f/5, 1/10 sec, ISO 100
f/5, 1/10 sec, ISO 100...

f/5.6, 1/30 sec, ISO 400
f/5.6, 1/30 sec, ISO 400...

bald faced hornet, up close & personal!
bald faced hornet, up close & personal!...

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Feb 13, 2012 22:23:50   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
MJL wrote:
Here are a couple of shots of a bald faced hornet. Pentax K7, 100mm macro.

Excellent choice of background color. Beautiful detail. Well done!

I could never shoot that slow.

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Feb 13, 2012 23:02:28   #
MJL Loc: Wild Rose, Wisconsin
 
Thanks again N72. I used a tripod for these shots. The background was a potted million bells plant in my backyard. The hornet itself seemed to be taking a final break of the day before flying off to who knows where?
Nikonian72 wrote:
MJL wrote:
Here are a couple of shots of a bald faced hornet. Pentax K7, 100mm macro.

Excellent choice of background color. Beautiful detail. Well done!

I could never shoot that slow.

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Feb 14, 2012 03:33:19   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
wow

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Feb 14, 2012 13:03:52   #
tinosa Loc: Grand Rapids Michigan
 
all shots using Panasonic FZ 15 or FZ30 with Nikon 6T on a 12x zoom.

M72: can you identify this furry bee ?

fz30 1/30 f11
fz30 1/30  f11...

no exif
no exif...

no exif
no exif...

crop of previous image
crop of previous image...

missed the focus on the jaws here
missed the focus on the jaws here...

bashful
bashful...

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Feb 17, 2012 04:02:59   #
ftpecktim Loc: MONTANA
 
The business end!



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Feb 17, 2012 16:41:42   #
hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama
 
one from today



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Feb 17, 2012 17:31:12   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
hangman45 wrote:
one from today

Red pollen is unusual. Nice capture.

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Feb 26, 2012 20:26:31   #
marlinman1 Loc: Sunny New Mexico
 
Ill go with bumble as what kind of bee

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Feb 26, 2012 21:57:23   #
jlrivera Loc: Round Lake, Illinois
 
A female Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula) in my mailbox!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_dominula





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Mar 3, 2012 14:59:37   #
Bret Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
This past early fall.

Kodak Z981 9.2mm F3.5
Kodak Z981 9.2mm F3.5...

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Mar 3, 2012 19:14:31   #
RaydancePhoto
 
2 pics. Bee was taken last spring. Wasps were taken in the fall.

Taken with Panasonic ps
Taken with Panasonic ps...

Cant find the original, not sure what camera I used
Cant find the original, not sure what camera I use...

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