Solitary Bee

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It seemed that the blustery wind was enough to keep this individual on a leaf for at least several minutes. I took lots of shots but, due to frequent subject movement, only this image is reasonably good. This was on 11 May.

Olympus EM-1 (aperture priority), Olympus 4/3 x2 TC, Olympus 4/3 50mm f2 macro, 1/160 at f10, ISO 400, hand-held.

Harold

Jun 16, 2019 at 11:15 PM

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Very nice Harold

Birdie

Jun 17, 2019 at 01:56 PM

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birdied wrote:
Very nice Harold

Birdie

Thank, Birdie.

There is an unusual effect on the vertex of the head. There are dozens of tiny, bright, transverse stripes, with some CA effect. At first I thought they showed motion blur but the "shift" laterally is not found in the ocelli or the compound eye. Also, they curve around the head at the sides. I think this is reflections off sculpturing of the cuticle.

Harold

Jun 18, 2019 at 02:27 AM


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