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Posted on October 3, 2019September 27, 2019 by Bliss

Bee Wing Blur

Bee’s wings Blur because they beat at 230 per second through a 90 degree arc. If you set your camera around 1/200th of a second and catch a shaft of light just right….. You’ll get a nice wing blur. You have to pick a flower at right angles to shafts of light from the sun. Then as the bee rises off the flower and into the light, it will light his blurred wings. if your timing is right. (at 12 frames a second I had one come out). Kind of a tough shot to get again I’m thinking lolol.

Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands.

Posted on September 22, 2019September 21, 2019 by Bliss

Bumblebee Fly By

Catching a Bumble Bee Fly By with a macro lens is sort of like catching a fly in chopsticks. It’s a very similar anticipation of where the bee is going to be. Notice I’m focusing in front of the flower. The focal depth is a plane about 1/2 inch thick so either side of that and the bee is out of focus (timing). Bees wings are very fast swinging a 90 degree arc at 230 beats a second. You need really bright sun to freeze this action with any camera.

In the garden with the Hollyhocks taking over….

Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming Montana borderlands

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Bliss

Bumble Bee Stare Down

Good Morning from the center of a Hollyhock Flower where this Bumble Bee is having a Stare Down with the big eye 9 inches from his eye.

This is about as close as I’m going to get with this lens. I have an ultra macro but I think it focuses about 2 inches away….. ….hummmm….
Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands……

Posted on September 10, 2019September 30, 2019 by Bliss

Flying Bumble Bee Shopping for Russian Sage Pollen

The Russian Sage is blooming heavily and this Flying Bumble Bee is Shopping for Pollen from the larger bed. The hard part was being 9 inches away with about a 1/2 inch deep focus with this macro…….Try and try again….patience. Electrons are free right ?…….
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands.