Perfect Balance

Papilio · 29th May 2004

Just to follow up from Sonix's observation of this species of bee hanging on to its perch just using its mouth to bite on to something, here's another shot taken at Sime Forest this morning. The bee seems to remain very stationary and well-balanced on its perch. Notice that the legs are all folded against its body and not touching anything. Interesting posture...

Nikkor 70-180mm (tripod mounted) ; ISO 320 ; 1/90s / f9.0 ; -0.3EV ; fill flash -1.7EV

mr_jason · 29th May 2004

What a weird pose by the bee. It has very nice eyes and wings if you observe it clearly... haven't managed to get a nice shot of it like you and sonix though. Nice one Papilio!

macross · 29th May 2004

A nice moment captured!

Papilio · 29th May 2004

Originally Posted by mr_jason

What a weird pose by the bee. It has very nice eyes and wings if you observe it clearly... haven't managed to get a nice shot of it like you and sonix though. Nice one Papilio!

Originally Posted by macross

A nice moment captured!

Thanks guys. Should've used an even smaller aperture for a better DOF!

mr_jason · 29th May 2004

Originally Posted by Papilio

Thanks guys. Should've used an even smaller aperture for a better DOF!

Oh yeah hor, tripod mounted. Lighting dosen't look very good, cloudy this morning?

Bits of the blue are burned by flash. Reflective or overexposed?

Papilio · 29th May 2004

Originally Posted by mr_jason

Oh yeah hor, tripod mounted. Lighting dosen't look very good, cloudy this morning?

Bits of the blue are burned by flash. Reflective or overexposed?

Actually, the parts at the side of the thorax are white and not blue. Only the lower half of the bee has the iridescent blue colour. I suppose the whites were blown out by the flash.

capricorn · 29th May 2004

Nice capture Papilio.

I tired it with 105mm at higher shutter speeds handheld
and I only caught the 'smoke' trails of this critter....

sonix · 29th May 2004

Wah piang... SHui shui... this one more solid.

Funny bee LOL

sonix · 29th May 2004

Btw just notice mine how come got only one antenna.. poor little bee

Falcon · 29th May 2004

Tripod mounted? Amazing. I thought this bee is quite active. How did u manage it? Nice clean background.

Zookeeper · 29th May 2004

ooh, maybe yoga's the fad for bees these days.

How do you guys photograph these active bees with a tripod? *amazed*

Papilio · 29th May 2004

Thanks, guys/gal.

Originally Posted by capricorn

Nice capture Papilio.

I tired it with 105mm at higher shutter speeds handheld
and I only caught the 'smoke' trails of this critter....

Wah, you lagi brave, shooting this speedy gonzales with a 105mm!

Originally Posted by Falcon

Tripod mounted? Amazing. I thought this bee is quite active. How did u manage it? Nice clean background.

Actually, it stayed quite still for about a minute or so - looked like it bit into the snakeweed and took 40 winks.

Originally Posted by sonix

Wah piang... SHui shui... this one more solid.

Funny bee LOL

How long did yours stay for you to shoot?

Originally Posted by Zookeeper

ooh, maybe yoga's the fad for bees these days.
How do you guys photograph these active bees with a tripod? *amazed*

Yoga? Looks more like pilates to me.

29th May 2004	#1
Papilio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Singapore Posts: 973	Perfect Balance Just to follow up from Sonix's observation of this species of bee hanging on to its perch just using its mouth to bite on to something, here's another shot taken at Sime Forest this morning. The bee seems to remain very stationary and well-balanced on its perch. Notice that the legs are all folded against its body and not touching anything. Interesting posture... Nikkor 70-180mm (tripod mounted) ; ISO 320 ; 1/90s / f9.0 ; -0.3EV ; fill flash -1.7EV

29th May 2004	#2
mr_jason Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,076	What a weird pose by the bee. It has very nice eyes and wings if you observe it clearly... haven't managed to get a nice shot of it like you and sonix though. Nice one Papilio! Last edited by mr_jason; 29th May 2004 at 02:57 PM.

29th May 2004	#7
capricorn Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 89	Perfect Balance Nice capture Papilio. I tired it with 105mm at higher shutter speeds handheld and I only caught the 'smoke' trails of this critter....

29th May 2004	#8
sonix Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sengkang Posts: 1,314	Wah piang... SHui shui... this one more solid. Funny bee LOL __________________ My humble gallery

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sonix Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sengkang Posts: 1,314	Btw just notice mine how come got only one antenna.. poor little bee __________________ My humble gallery

29th May 2004	#3
macross Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bedok Posts: 608	A nice moment captured!

29th May 2004	#10
Falcon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,870	Tripod mounted? Amazing. I thought this bee is quite active. How did u manage it? Nice clean background.

29th May 2004	#11
Zookeeper Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 760	ooh, maybe yoga's the fad for bees these days. How do you guys photograph these active bees with a tripod? amazed