Bee Photos - July 18, 2009

[Bob Ayers]

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[daniel3507]

Damn Bob, you could sell those pictures to science books they are so good

 

[Beanmachine7000]

What lens is that? I'm looking into getting a nice macro lens (I have the one that came with my camera that does alot of things, but doesn't really excel at any "one" thing)

 

[Bob Ayers]

What lens is that? I'm looking into getting a nice macro lens (I have the one that came with my camera that does alot of things, but doesn't really excel at any "one" thing)

What kind of camera do you have?

I used my Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR for the bee photos:

At B&H:

check out the reviews........

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/424744-USA/Nikon_2160_105mm_f_2_8G_ED_IF_AF_S.html

 

[Jay FX4]

Absolutely stunning, Bob. I'm curious to know the specifics of these shots. This was obviously done with a quality macro, but is it a 1:1 or stronger? Did you use extension tubes? Flash? DOF with macro shooting can be tricky but you nailed these! A peek at the EXIF data would be great...

 

[Bob Ayers]

Absolutely stunning, Bob. I'm curious to know the specifics of these shots. This was obviously done with a quality macro, but is it a 1:1 or stronger? Did you use extension tubes? Flash? DOF with macro shooting can be tricky but you nailed these! A peek at the EXIF data would be great...

Thanks Jay! No flash, or extention tubes were used, just the 105mm VR.

Here is the EXIF for the first photo.....let me know if you want anything else:

Make - NIKON CORPORATION
Model - NIKON D300
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 300
YResolution - 300
ResolutionUnit - Inch
Software - Capture NX 2.2.0 W
DateTime - 2009_07_18 17_57_28
Artist -
YCbCrPositioning - Centered
ReferenceBlackWhite - 0
Copyright -
ExifOffset - 410
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 4.50
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExifVersion - 0220
DateTimeOriginal - 2009_07_18 09_59_33
DateTimeDigitized - 2009_07_18 09_59_33
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 3.25
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
LightSource - Auto
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 105 mm
UserComment -
SubsecTime - 77
SubsecTimeOriginal - 77
SubsecTimeDigitized - 77
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 2719
ExifImageHeight - 2039
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - DSC - Digital still camera
SceneType - A directly photographed image
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
White Balance - Auto
DigitalZoomRatio - 1 x
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 157 mm
SceneCaptureType - Standard
GainControl - None
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Hard
SubjectDistanceRange - Unknown

GPS information: -
GPSVersionID - 2.2.0.0

Maker Note (Vendor): -
Data version - 0120 (808530480)
ISO Setting - 200
Image Quality - RAW
White Balance - AUTO
Focus Mode - AF-C
White Balance Adjustment - 0
White Balance RB - 644
Exposure Adjustment - 786688
Thumbnail IFD offset - 8582
ISO 2 - 200
Lens type - 14
Lens - 786
Flash Used - Not fired
Bracketing - 0
Contrast Curve - I0
Noise Reduction - OFF
Total pictures - 14759
Editor version - Capture NX 2.2.0 W

Thumbnail: -
Compression - 6 (JPG)
XResolution - 300
YResolution - 300
ResolutionUnit - Inch
JpegIFOffset - 9816
JpegIFByteCount - 1932

 

[wrecking-crew]

i want your camera bob, dont make me steal it

 

[jcavers]

thats pretty cool, but can you kill it know, i hate bees haha

 

[famil]

very nice photos...

 

[Jay FX4]

Good to see this thread bumped for anyone who may have missed Bob's excellent work the first time around.

i want your camera bob, dont make me steal it

Actually it's not really the camera. A great camera never hurts, but in this case it's the glass, and much more importantly, the person doing the shooting. He could have captured these with a "budget" DSLR.

 

[cargs]

bees are dirty little buggers!

question: how do you take a picture of your camera?

j/k

 

[Boggin]

What kind of camera do you have?

I used my Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR for the bee photos:

At B&H:

check out the reviews........

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/424744-USA/Nikon_2160_105mm_f_2_8G_ED_IF_AF_S.html

hes so talented he can take a picture of his camera

seriously though, really good work

 

[Boggin]

bees are dirty little buggers!

question: how do you take a picture of your camera?

j/k

you beat me to it

 

[Bob Ayers]

hes so talented he can take a picture of his camera

seriously though, really good work

I have 2 Nikon DSLRs, a D70, and a D300. I use them both, which minimizes lens changes.

 

[YayItsJake]

those are some sick pics man. they remind me of the macro pics i took when i was in SD for field camp a couple years ago. i was taking a smoke break in the parking lot and found a crazy spider. . .guess i need to install my old HD on my new cpu. but i did take my avatar pic with the same camera Cannon Powershot S3. when i get my old HD loaded up i'll post some cool geology pics.