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Working Girl IV


Working Girl IV
Photo Information
Copyright: Panos E Kazanelis (kazan) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 26] (103)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-10
Categories: Macro
Camera: Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 m, SanDisk 1GB
Exposure: f/11, 1/60 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Macro World, Bees [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-04-20 17:09
Viewed: 870
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Facts about Bees (part 4 of 4)
Midgut: A honeybee's midgut is lined with special cells called microvilli that help a honeybee absorb nutrients from its food. It's also full of enzymes that aid in digestion.
Honey Stomach: The honey stomach contains enzymes that act on flower nectar to produce the beginnings of honey.
Nerve Ganglia: A honeybee's nerve ganglia transfer information to its brain at more than 90,000 miles per hour.
Glossa: The glossa is a spoon-tipped mouth part at the end of the proboscis that helps bees lap up liquids.
Ocelli: The ocelli are three eyes situated between a bee's two larger compound eyes. The ocelli detect light, but can't focus or arrange an image like the larger compound eyes.
Compound Eyes: A honeybee's two compound eyes each have almost 7,000 hexagonal facets. Each facet is like a mini-eye, containing its own lens and sensory cells.
Mandible: A bee's curved, spoon-shaped jaws, called the mandible, are built for many uses: they can be used to ingest food, build the hive, feed young or the queen, and even fight.
Proboscis: A bee uses the long proboscis at the front of its head to ingest liquids such as nectar, honey, or water. The proboscis is tipped with a spoon-shaped glossa.

Camera Info
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ISO : 200
Metering Mode : Spot
Exposure Program : Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp. : +0.3 EV
White Balance : Shade +2
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal
Hue Adjustment : +3
Color Mode : II Adobe RGB
JPEG Quality : Fine 300dpi 36-bit
Image Size : Large 3008x2000 pixels
Web Size : ~16.7% crop
Lens Used : 105mm
Focal Length : 157mm (in 35mm film)
Focus Distance : ~4cm / 1,5in
Flash : Yes TTL-BL -0.6 EV bounched
Tripod : No - Handheld

Post Info
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PhotoShop cs
USM : 115% / 1 / 10
Curves : Red Input -5% / Midtones Output +15%
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Very interesting macro. The angle and point of view of this bee is unique and interesting. Sweet image!

Amazing. The details are so well photograph even to minutest of bee whiskers. It is very inspiring (for me) because I would like to shoot similar pictures someday. Thanks especially for the details of your shot.

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  • erdna Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 693 W: 70 N: 751] (5146)
  • [2005-03-21 0:33]

I really like your series on the "Working Girl". Your close -ups are superb! i am glad to see that you did over sharpen or over saturate. I enjoy all 3 Working Girls.

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