SequentialMacro
Honey Bee
These smaller, thinner bees are primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis.
Bees seldom sting intruders, but have special mechanisms, such as the certain Japanese 'killer bees' that surround and engulf an intruder and vibrate constantly 'cooking' the victim at temperatures of up to 117F !
Most bees will divert using their sting, unlike their close 'friends' the wasp. This small (1cm) Bee wasn't looking to good outside in the garden, he couldn't fly away as i caught him in a container and eventually after a day or so it died which could be the cause of it having stung someone.
Photographing bees is a very hard task to do indeed, although my lighting is now much better with 2x LED lamps to the side of the bee and a strong flash overhead, his dark hairs didnt seem to pick up in the smaller image.
VIEW ON BLACK - www.flickr.com/photos/sequentialmacro/6905595198/in/photo...
For this picture i used my new DIY rail i built on wednesday. Took me an hour or two and i managed to fix everything solidly down with bolts and screws, just waiting on my 'Helping Hands' which will help hold the insects instead of balancing them on blue tac ( like this photo )
Taken with the 50mm reversed on some bellows half way. ISO at 100. Flash on full.
Honey Bee
These smaller, thinner bees are primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis.
Bees seldom sting intruders, but have special mechanisms, such as the certain Japanese 'killer bees' that surround and engulf an intruder and vibrate constantly 'cooking' the victim at temperatures of up to 117F !
Most bees will divert using their sting, unlike their close 'friends' the wasp. This small (1cm) Bee wasn't looking to good outside in the garden, he couldn't fly away as i caught him in a container and eventually after a day or so it died which could be the cause of it having stung someone.
Photographing bees is a very hard task to do indeed, although my lighting is now much better with 2x LED lamps to the side of the bee and a strong flash overhead, his dark hairs didnt seem to pick up in the smaller image.
VIEW ON BLACK - www.flickr.com/photos/sequentialmacro/6905595198/in/photo...
For this picture i used my new DIY rail i built on wednesday. Took me an hour or two and i managed to fix everything solidly down with bolts and screws, just waiting on my 'Helping Hands' which will help hold the insects instead of balancing them on blue tac ( like this photo )
Taken with the 50mm reversed on some bellows half way. ISO at 100. Flash on full.