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CameraPENTAX K-5

its been a Bee today over an hour bug hunting at messingham quarry and all I could get was this little thing

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CameraPENTAX K-5

its been a Bee today over an hour bug hunting at messingham quarry and all I could get was this little thing

Focal Length90mm
Shutter Speed1-250 secs
Aperturef-2.8
ISO-Film1000
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38 Comments | Report
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots September 08, 2013
Excellent shot!
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis September 09, 2013
Great shot
srimanta
 
srimanta September 13, 2013
excellent shot........
michelleannettehernandez
 
michelleannettehernandez September 14, 2013
Phenomenal!!
amb1946 Platinum
 
amb1946 September 20, 2013
Amazing macro!
hlambourn
 
hlambourn September 29, 2013
Great Close-up and nice colour
Tripod PRO+
 
Tripod October 31, 2013
Very nice shot!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson December 01, 2013
Great macro shot and congrats with the feature. Brian
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta December 01, 2013
Great macro. Congratulations.
NoveenKhan
 
NoveenKhan December 01, 2013
Congratulations!!!
changezi
 
changezi December 01, 2013
lovely ... congrats
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair December 01, 2013
Nice!
cilla8 Platinum
 
cilla8 December 01, 2013
Nice one, congrats on Feature!
HectorRivera
 
HectorRivera December 01, 2013
Extraordinary detail
Changingmemory
 
Changingmemory December 01, 2013
Nice!
iceman2
 
iceman2 December 01, 2013
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
srimanta
 
srimanta December 01, 2013
excellent shot..... congrats.... :)Sri
toxictabasco
 
toxictabasco December 01, 2013
Very nice shot. Congratulations on a great photo.
jleiweke
 
jleiweke December 01, 2013
Congrats!
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade December 01, 2013
congrats, fantastic, please check out my works
nitti
 
nitti December 01, 2013
Excellent work....congrats
Bob-Riach Platinum
 
Bob-Riach December 02, 2013
Thank you for all the likes ive not had a camera long only a year
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 December 02, 2013
Fantastic macro shot! Congrats on Feature!
sophiehowells
 
sophiehowells December 02, 2013
good shot - congrats on feature :D
ruthchudaska-clemenz PRO+
 
ruthchudaska-clemenz December 06, 2013
Unbelievable
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 December 08, 2013
Amazing shot...Congrats!!
madelinbarton
 
madelinbarton February 19, 2014
Gorgeous capture
ArtQ
 
ArtQ April 12, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award
scruffyherbert PRO+
 
scruffyherbert April 12, 2014
And a beautiful little thing it is :) - great shot and congrats on being a finalist.
Bob-Riach Platinum
Bob-Riach April 14, 2014
thank you
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi July 01, 2014
amazing macro !
jrfleury Platinum
 
jrfleury November 27, 2014
Well the reward was worth it in my opinion. jerry www.imagesofthesoul.org
cbetts
 
cbetts January 02, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
cbetts
 
cbetts January 02, 2015
What a great shot of this critter. Well done. Carrol
PhotoDave
 
PhotoDave February 17, 2015
👍 The pollen particles really pop. Great job of focussing.
Ruzicka
 
Ruzicka March 31, 2015
Nice shot, but this is not a bee. It is a hoverfly. Some of them mimic bees, some wasps. Jiri
Camerashy99
 
Camerashy99 April 16, 2015
That is incredible! Absolute Masterpiece! Good job :)
farrukhsiddiqi
 
farrukhsiddiqi May 10, 2015
Very Nice
SuperPhotos
 
SuperPhotos August 10, 2016
Nicely done!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Messingham quarry in Lincolnshire England

Time

I believe it was taken mid afternoon

Lighting

it was a bright sunny day however I used a Ring Flash to freeze the shot

Equipment

I used a PENTAX K-5 with a Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP A/M 1:1 Macro Lens also a Ring Flash

Inspiration

The flower was so colourful and the Bee or is it a hoverfly was also so colourful

Editing

This photo has not been edited it is as taken other than a slight crop

In my camera bag

my Sony A6000 and Sony Nex7 Cameras Macro Lens, zoom lens and wide angle lens Lens cleaner several spare batteries spare memory cards small torch for night time shooting Bug Spray

Feedback

be patient and if possible try taking several shots with different setting take some test shots to make sure you have framed the subject If possible try taking several shots with different setting don't get stung

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