Xylocopa violacea - first outdoor macro this year

[Patison]

Gear info:

Portrait: R5 MKii + Mitutoyo 5X APO HR, stacked & panoramic approach (3 panels), ~900 images total, 2–3 minutes for the entire sequence
Wing: Mitutoyo 10X APO HR, ~420 images

Bee was alive and all shots was taken outdoor

Xylocopa violacea by Radek, on Flickr

Xylocopa violacea by Radek, on Flickr

Xylocopa violacea by Radek, on Flickr

Xylocopa violacea by Radek, on Flickr

[WojTek]

very nice

[inekepineke]

fantastic!!

[CrispyBee]

That's very impressive, especially for field work!

What setup were you using for the bracketing sequence?

[Jens_ac]

Hello Patison,

Thoose are great images from an active bee enabled by your innovative construction you described in the other thread. Thank you for the beautiful images and the inspiration. This is a new level for microphotography in the field.

Best regards, Jens

[Patison]

That's very impressive, especially for field work!

What setup were you using for the bracketing sequence?

for this photo :
R5 MKII and mitutoyo 10x

for stacking i am using my diy ultrafast rail