[Leica] IMG: Carpenter Bee

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Herb,

Thanks for the kind words.  I experiment with different lenses. This 
particular image was made with the normal zoom lens fully extended, at 
its minimum focusing distance, using autofocus. Telephoto lenses provide 
nice bokeh, but often don't focus closer than 3-4 ft.  But, mainly, it 
just takes some walking around with your eyes open for insect activity.

Of course, a lot of cropping is required.  I often crop down to around 
1000 pixels on a side, then resize to 600x600 for posting.

Give it a try!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/21/2015 3:07 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote:
> I’ve been so impressed with your insect pix. Have been saying to myself: wish I had the equipment for it, totally ignoring the fact that two of my three digital cameras have a macro feature and are fully adequate. Guess I’m not.
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> Herb
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> Herbert Kanner
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> Question Authority and the authorities will question you.
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>> On Sep 20, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> I found several Carpenter Bees foraging this morning.  These are about the same size as a Bumble Bee, but have a shiny black abdomen as opposed to the fuzzy abdomen of the Bumble Bee.  They have large compound eyes.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Carpenter+Bee.TIFF.html
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>> X-E1 with 18-55 at 55mm
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>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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