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Two from the farm

Dalantech
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p.1 #1 · Two from the farm

Felt like spring out at the farm today! No idea what the species is of this dragonfly.

Tech specs: Canon 40D (F13, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MPE-65mm macro lens (@ 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX macro twin light.

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One of the hazards of baiting honeybees is that sometimes the ladies aren't very graceful. This honeybee pretty much did a face plant into the bait and spent the better part of an hour cleaning up.

Tech specs: Canon 40D (F13, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MPE-65mm macro lens (@ 1x) + a diffused MT-24EX macro twin light. The sun was low and behind the subject and acted as a third light source -made exposing for the highlights a nightmare...

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Nov 01, 2009 at 05:18 PM

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p.1 #2 · Two from the farm

LOVE THE DRAGON

looks similar to a common darter.
light looks a bit to bright on bee dont you think?
phil

Nov 01, 2009 at 05:24 PM

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p.1 #3 · Two from the farm

Thanks Phil

The light does look bright -the sun was giving the light meter in the camera a fit! If I had more time I would have switched to manual mode and taken a few test frames to dial in the flash power. Next time I might just set the flash to 1/32 power and deal with what I get.

Nov 01, 2009 at 05:28 PM


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