Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Jim. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/23/2016 2:57 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote: > Both, nice shooting > > JimH > > On 8/23/16 2:36 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >> When I walked out to the Buddlei Bush today, I found another Gulf >> Fritillary and some bees, along with a lot of smaller insects. The >> Fritillary was usually in motion, but I finally got one acceptable shot. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fritillary+77.JPG.html >> >> I saw some peculiar behavior on the part of the Carpenter Bees. While >> one was wrapped up in the flowers, a second large bee was hovering >> almost motionless, watching. Here is the hovering bee. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Hovering+Carpenter+Bee+91.JPG.html >> >> >> >> As a former aerodynamicist, I noted that, while hovering, with the >> wings in constant motion, the instantaneous photo shows the left wing >> at a positive angle of attack while the right wing is just the >> opposite. But my fellow engineers are the ones that said that a >> bumble bee can't fly, so what do we know. The bees make it work for >> them. :-) >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >