Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Nathan. I have never seen that behavior before. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/24/2016 3:41 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > The hovering bee?great capture!! > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 23 Aug 2016, at 20:36, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 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. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> -- >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus >> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ >> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >