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Collection: 180mm Macro
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM for Canon
Date: Jun 1, 2010
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2010

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Comments: 11
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 This is a tricky lens to use. Best to use a tripod and a macro flash for smaller apertures and a larger DOF. At f/3.5 on 180mm the DOF is too small for bug work.

Lucked out here though, this was handheld without flash. there were a few missed foucus out takes though.

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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 06/05/2010 08:54:17 AM
This is what I like, some action! A little poetry in motion, a little luck. "D
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 06/03/2010 06:37:23 PM
Nice combination of motion in the back end and great sharpness up front!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 06/02/2010 02:15:11 PM
Nice capture and perfect timming. those little ones move so fast is not easy to get a shot like this one ;)
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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 06/02/2010 12:57:23 AM
Great timing, and also good use of the long focal length to be able to get this without spooking the bee. It takes a lot of shots to get one this nice of a bee. The focus on the eyes is perfect, not an easy thing at 180 and 3.5.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/01/2010 11:04:09 PM
He certainly fits the old adage busy as a bee given the speed of those wings. I much prefer them in motion than stopped - nicely done.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 06/01/2010 06:59:49 PM
I can almost hear the wings buzzing! Beautiful DOF on the bee's head.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 06/01/2010 06:13:37 PM
You got the right bits in focus. Good one!
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Fujifilm x100
 06/01/2010 05:26:00 PM
Very nice - the wing movement is great.

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Nikon D4
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 06/01/2010 04:49:30 PM
Perfect shutter speed to capture that. I love this!
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 06/01/2010 03:14:51 PM
Super sharp, great detail, nice!
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 06/01/2010 03:01:28 PM
that's the stuff! great focus and wing movement. I'd frame it and put it on my wall, or just your refrigerator
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