[Leica] IMG: Bee Image with Close-Up Lens, for Moose

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks for looking, Douglas.  The black spot and shiny behind are 
trademarks of the Carpenter Bee.  The Bumble Bee has a fuzzy yellow abdomen.

On 10/13/20 2:51 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Jim, nice shot, but is that black circle on its back a natural marking 
> or is it a beekeeper's mark for a queen?
> Douglas
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> On 13/10/2020 17:59, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I obtain close-ups of insects in many different ways.  Yesterday, 
>> Moose mentioned close-up lenses, which I haven't used for some time.  
>> Today, I magnetically attached my 2.5 diopter  close-up lens to a 
>> Pentax 55/1.8 lens on the X-T2 and went to the Buddleia.  This setup 
>> allows a working distance of about 12 inches or less, so I had to 
>> find a subject I could move in close to. This Carpenter Bee was 
>> cooperative.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201013-DSCF2251.JPG.html
>>
>> Ignore the lens data in Exif.
>>
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Jim Nichols
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