Bee pollinating the flowers in front of the house.
Bee pollinating the flowers in front of the house.
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InnateArtist
February 08, 2015
This is an awesome capture.What Camera and lens did you use to capture this image?
dawshj2042
February 08, 2015
Appreciate the comment! I use a Canon 6D body and Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM with a Sainsonic Macro Ring Flash.
jenniferhoward
February 12, 2015
Hello what lens is used for clicking this picture and are you using any close up filters or extenstube also ?
The depth of field seems perfect here
The depth of field seems perfect here
dawshj2042
February 15, 2015
Hello Jennifer! The lens is a Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro IS USM. No filters or extension tubes.
DavesAdventures
July 15, 2015
Wow, this is just incredible. I was gonna ask what Lens and such you were using but you have already answered the question already. I just love all the work done by folks like this and admire the patience it must take to get these shots and the detail down to perfection.
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Location
Photography is a hobby for me and I can entertain myself for hours with a camera and lens just about anywhere I'm at. This photo was taken in my front flowerbed one evening after work. At this point, my neighbors have gotten used to seeing me lying on my back shooting up at flowers and trees around my yard or chasing birds in my backyard with my big telephoto lens.Time
This image was taken July 18, 2014 at 7:04 PM in the evening. The sun was getting low on the horizon and casting long shadows. There were multiple flying insects and different bee varieties flying among the blooms in my front flowerbed. This particular bee stood out to me because of the blue eyes.Lighting
My house provided ample shade from the sun and gave a nice dark background to the image. I utilized a macro ring flash light to illuminate only the bee and flower.Equipment
This image was taken handheld using a Canon EOS 6D camera body coupled with a Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM and SainSonic LOOPER SS-C60L LED Macro Flash Light. Camera mode was manual with shutter speed of 1/100, aperture f/8, and ISO 800.Inspiration
My inspiration to take this photo was "Old Blue-eyes" himself. Most of the bees flying about the flowers had black eyes and this particular bee had the most brilliant blue tint inspiring me to be patient and focus on only him for the perfect shot.Editing
For post processing I used Lightroom for the basic adjustments to color and contrast and exported to Photoshop Elements for final post processing utilizing Nik Efex to bring out the details and color of the eyes.In my camera bag
I primarily do bird photography and any other wildlife I happen to see and occasionally dabble in macro. My bag consists of a Canon EOS 6D full frame and EOS 70D crop sensor. My lenses are a Canon 400mm f/5.6L prime, Canon 100mm f/2.8L prime, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG, Sigma 150-500mm f/5.6-6.3, and Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC. I often utilize a Manfrotto 681B Professional aluminum monopod coupled with a Opteka TW-1 Tomahawk all-metal heavy-duty joystick grip ball head when photographing birds in the wild.Feedback
As I mentioned earlier, this image was taken in my front flowerbed one evening after work. I have found that when I have a macro lens mounted to my camera, a whole new world opens up to me and I can find hundreds of subjects to shoot by just wandering around my house. I can spend hours in my front flowerbed and come up with many interesting subjects. My macro lens causes me to slow down and take note of all the little things around me. Old Blue-eyes just stood out from the other bees and their black eyes. There is a whole world of interesting and diverse subjects right under our noses every day. We just have to take the time to look.