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*Bee in Pollen*


*Bee in Pollen*
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Copyright: Thor Thor (thor68) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 412 W: 117 N: 762] (4536)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-04
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Sigma EX 105mm F2.8 DG Macro, SanDisk Ext. III 4GB, Hoya 58mm Skylight
Exposure: 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-05 7:52
Viewed: 141
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Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Yesterday i finally had the time and nice weather to
try out some macro-shots for the first time this year.
i actually wanted to capture some butterflies, but all
i got were a few bees, flies and spiders...
but it was a good exercise since about half of the
200 photos i had taken were too blurry for my taste.



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Bees are flying insects closely related to
wasps and ants, and are known for their roles of
producing honey and beeswax and pollination. Bees are
a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea,
presently classified by the unranked taxon name
Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of
bees in nine recognized families, though many are
undescribed and the actual number is probably higher.
They are found on every continent except Antarctica,
in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-
pollinated flowering plants.

Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the
former primarily as an energy source and the latter
primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen
is used as food for larvae.

Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that
enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. They
have antennae almost universally made up of 13
segments in males and 12 in females, as is typical for
the superfamily. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the
hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few
species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings
that make flight difficult or impossible, but none is
wingless.

The smallest bee is Trigona minima, a stingless bee
whose workers are about 2.1 mm long. The largest bee
in the world is Megachile pluto, a leafcutter bee
whose females can attain a length of 39 mm. Members of
the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most
common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though
they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies.

The best-known bee species is the European honey bee,
which, as its name suggests, produces honey, as do a
few other types of bee. Human management of this
species is known as beekeeping or apiculture.

Bees are the favorite meal of Merops apiaster, the
bee-eater bird. Other common predators are kingbirds,
mockingbirds, bee wolves and dragonflies.

[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee]

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Kameramodell Canon EOS 40D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.1.1
Aufnahmedatum/-zeit 04.07.2009 16:17:24
Aufnahmemodus Manuelle Belichtung
Tv (Verschlusszeit) 1/100
Av (Blendenzahl) 13.0
Messmodus Mehrfeldmessung
Filmempfindlichkeit (ISO) 320
Objektiv 105mm
Brennweite 105.0 mm
Bildgröße 2592x3888
Bildqualität Fein
Blitz Ein
Blitztyp Eingebauter Blitz
Blitzbelichtungskorrektur 0
Verschlusssynchronisation Synchronisation auf den ersten Verschlussvorhang
Weißabgleich Automatisch
AF-Betriebsart Manuelle Fokussierung
Bildstil Landschaft
Schärfe 4
Kontrast 0
Farbsättigung 0
Farbton 0
Farbraum sRGB
Rauschreduzierung bei Langzeitbelichtung 2:Ein
High ISO Rauschreduzierung 1:Ein
Tonwert Priorität 1:Möglich
Dateigröße 2339 KB
Staublöschungsdaten Nein
Transportart Reihenaufnahme mit hoher Geschwindigkeit
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Boa tarde Thorsten,

Excellent macro with perfect focus!
Very beautiful colors, excellent light, contrast and sharpness!
Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

Hi Thorsten,
Excellent macro! The tiny pollen are well exposed given the bee a special image. The DOF is fine, the blurred background enhances the bee. Well taken my friend.
Hans

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1367 W: 0 N: 1665] (13521)
  • [2009-07-05 10:31]

Extremely detailed and sharp,this is not easy to make,good work Thorsten I agree with Hans about the unsharp background.


jan

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 472] (3750)
  • [2009-07-05 11:10]

Hallo Thorsten, da hast Du aber ein tolles Makro nach Hause gebracht und vergessen sind die 200 Papierkorbbilder.grins
Klasse mit dem weichen Hintergrund noch.Das ist eine sehr sehenswerte Biene.
Lieben Gruß aus dem schwülen Heppenheim

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  • rychem Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 327 W: 3 N: 17] (7141)
  • [2009-07-05 12:25]

Hallo,
ein sehr schoenes Foto, mir gefaellt der scharfe Kopf und so viele Details an ihm. Gut beobachtet, gut gemacht
Gruesse
Ryszard

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 38 N: 1261] (4336)
  • [2009-07-11 7:47]

hello Thorsten

such an excellent macro with a nice
guest:) sharpness and focus are spot on, so
is the lighting and soft yellow.. superb DOF
and indeed a good show..

best wishes
suzy

very excellent shot
superb sharpness and excellent focus.
tfs peiman

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  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 957 W: 20 N: 1282] (7282)
  • [2009-07-12 21:32]

Holy crap that is a very informative note!! Great picture nice details and color. I like your dof the focus is where it should be on the bee and its cute little bug eye!! TFS
Christan

Hello Thorsten!
Good capture of the bee!
Nice colours in your macro!
Beautiful perspective abd perfect focus!
Best regards!
Lili

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