Just a bee...

fldspringer · Post by **fldspringer** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:41 am

Its just a bee, but the things finally slowed up enough so I was able to get to the minimum focal distance of my kit. They were still active, but stayed on the same plant much longer.

Oly E-3/50 f2 macro/EC-14 TC/Canon 250D/MetZ ringflash (uncropped)

Greg

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:41 am

A great shot Greg. It looks like you had to get right into the plant to get it. Very nice DOF in the photo also.
Doug

fldspringer · Post by **fldspringer** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:15 am

Thanks for the comment.

Its just that I've been trying all spring for that shot. The working distance for the 50 f2 is a bit more than 4" without the 250D, so I may have been in the plant to some degree.

Every once in a while there is a good macro day where things just seem to work out. That day was one of them. I got a few bee pics I liked, and some other subjects as well.

Here was a spider with some extra color added by mother nature taken a couple minutes after the bee.

Full size square crop.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:23 pm

Like the depth of field, the bee looks very imposing, the spider too.