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I Have Wasps Where I Live, But They're Not As Pretty As This One
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this is absolutely stunning! I have no idea how you are able to make such great photos, but I can see that it requires a lot of skills and patience, but this is really amazing! And you even managed to make a wasp look cute, though I am horrified by them
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Thank you, that's most kind. You do have to be patient and study their behaviour
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Ooooh boy... even though I HATE bees of any type... this... actually looks pretty darn cool 8D
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I used to be the same but when you see them close up they are really fascinating
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That they are... the only thing is, during spring and summer, even fall, when I go outside, there's all ways a bee or two following me.
SCARY AS HECK.
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What kind of lens did you capture this with? I am assuming a macro lens of some some sort. Looking to buy one, if you have any advice on what variety or model to pick up hit me up with a message.
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This is the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro lens together with a full set of extension tubes so this is much closer than the lens will get on it's own.
It's a great lens on it's own, being a prime lens means it's pin sharp and I find that the 100mm focal length gives you a nice comfortable distance away from your subject. Mine's a Canon so I'm not sure what the equivalent would be for you
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I have been thinking about picking up some extension tubes for my Sony A58, but the fact that the f stop and shutter speed is actually set from within my DSLR rather than the lens via digital magic has prevented me from doing so. Most "smart sets" with the contacts to pass on the electrical signal from the camera to the now extended lens cost an arm and a leg. So i wont be getting a set for a while, i did however pick up a set of Macro Filters. They improve the capability of my lenses, and for the price i paid i got my moneys worth and then some.
I am honestly probably just going to buy an adapter and a manual lense with analog controls on for the f stop and shutter speed and go from there. I can get basic extension tube for far far less.
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Photography is not a cheap hobby, that's for sure
I bought this lens on the advice of someone whom I trust but if I didn't like it, it would have been a costly mistake. If I were starting out, on the path of macro discovery again, I would definitely start with extension tubes
It's so difficult; I often lend my lenses out to friends so that they can have a 'try before you buy' type of experience. Some good camera shops will let you try the lens / tubes / any equipment out in the shop. Try asking in your nearest good camera shop :
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Great job getting this beautiful macro shot! I actually tried to photograph some bees and butterflies in my herb garden this year, but just couldn't quite get the capture on time. By the time I centered my focus, the durned thing had moved off to some other necter-filled petal... RATS!
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Thank you so much and I know what you mean, I think we would all recognise that problem.
I've had a lot more success this year, not least, because I planted a lot of insect attracting flowers.
Although they weren't all successful, the lavender for instance has attracted bees all day long but they stop at each flower for such a short period I have yet to get a single sharp shot.
On the other hand the echinacea has been fantastic at attracting insects for a much longer time (they have to really delve down deep, which takes time)
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Thanks for the tip! I think I'll plant some echinacea in my herb garden, if it can survive in my region. You are soooo right about the difficulty of capturing those bees, and wasps on lavender. I have about 50 shots from this last summer that simply did not turn out...
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Yes indeed, I planted the lavender because when I went out I always saw bees around the lavender plants.
It did work to a degree because it got the bees into the garden but like I said I still haven't managed to get a good shot of them on the lavender.
Another good plant to have in the garden is a sedum, again the bees seem to stay for quite a while on one little group of flowers. Sedums are also good because you get a good, unobstructed view of the bee, see these shots from last year to see what I mean:
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Oh! Nice! Gonna fave those as well!
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