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Bees up Close

Finally spring is appears to be upon us.  So went out with my Canon MPE-65mm lens with the Flash fitted with some hastily cobbled together diffusers – I need to fix my domes, as they’ve got battered about during their non use.  The diffuser today was a taped on deodorant tops that I used in the concave experiments with some velum papers wrapped around the outside.

The weather was sunny with showers, and quite warm ( 11 degrees!) so the bees were fairly active.  However managed to get these 4 shots that I like from the trip  to the river side fields opposite White Mill (NT) near Wimborne.

Solitary Bee on grass stem.
Solitary Bee on grass stem.
 Solitary Bee on grass stem.  (2x Magnification) Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Lens, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.  ISO 200 1/250 F11.

Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (2x Magnification)
Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (2x Magnification)
Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (2x Magnification) Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Lens, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.  ISO 200 1/250 F11.

Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (2x Mag)
Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (2x Mag)
Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (2x Mag). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Lens, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.  ISO 200 1/250 F11.

Solitary Bee in yellow flower.
Solitary Bee in yellow flower.
Solitary Bee in yellow flower. (3x Magnification) Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Lens, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.  ISO 200 1/250 F11.

Map of Location

Car park is here - photos taken from fields along the river, just past the Mill.

 

Chris

I've been taking macro photography from 2004. I use both Canon film and digital cameras.

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