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Bee gone

by SteveEveritt

A very subdued bumble bee who waited around for ages while I took his picture.

Uploaded22/05/2011 - 19:28

CategoryClose Up

BodyPENTAX K-7

Shutter Speed1/160

Aperturef/18

LensN/A

ISO100

Focal Length50mm

Unique Views / Likes1/0

Tagsbumble bee tubes

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Date Taken	21/05/2011 - 14:05
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-7
Program Mode	Manual
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/160
Aperture	f/18
ISO	100
Focal Length	50mm
Lens	N/A

Charlotte Charlotte

483 posts
15 years
Somewhere else.

Posted 22/05/2011 - 19:31 Link

That is just sublime Steve,

and I'm very jealous.
Kind regards
Charlotte

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senn senn

147 posts
16 years
Belgium

Posted 22/05/2011 - 19:32 Link

I agree with comment above, .. excellent capture !..

senn
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GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 22/05/2011 - 19:38 Link

PPG

pianoman pianoman

479 posts
16 years
London

Posted 22/05/2011 - 21:51 Link

Amazing example excellent

All the best

David

nonur nonur

44 posts
17 years
Konya.

Posted 22/05/2011 - 22:05 Link

Great macro!

Regards,
Nezih

SteveEveritt SteveEveritt

1714 posts
16 years
Somewhere warm and sunny

Posted 22/05/2011 - 22:19 Link

Thank you all for your kind words

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autumnlight autumnlight

473 posts
15 years
Derbyshire

Posted 22/05/2011 - 23:19 Link

Fantastic close up.

Kind regards Maria

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analogue analogue

17 years
Lisbon

Posted 22/05/2011 - 23:25 Link

Sublime macro, well done!

DaveHolmes DaveHolmes

1174 posts
15 years
Bradford

Posted 22/05/2011 - 23:53 Link

Very cool!

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Digital:
Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
Flash:
Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
Film:
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szgabor szgabor

84 posts
16 years
Budapest,
Hungary

Posted 23/05/2011 - 07:17 Link

Nice shot, good angle of view.

Regards,
Gábor
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Sean282 Sean282

310 posts
16 years

Posted 23/05/2011 - 10:15 Link

Very nice steve. So was this handheld with a diffused flash? What shooting techniques would you recommend to get the focus right (burst firing)? Will have to give macro a go in the very near future.