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Morning stack of a Pelargonium with a female Orchard bee (Osmia cornuta). In the greenhouse (Boom, 26th March 2024).
Studio work with a live specimen. Focus stack based on 70 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm5 (cropped mode), FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/13sec, -1.0step, all natural diffused light.
I saw the light 60 years ago, and I love to play with it.
First fieldstack of the year, European orchard bee (Osmia cornuta - Megachilidae, Hymenoptera), found in the garden (Belgium, Boom, 10 March 2024).
Live specimen. Image based on 77 exposures (fast method), assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap).
Sony A6500 + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-400, f/2.8, 1/640s, -1 step, natural diffused light (overcast).
Gear & method used: www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/
Couple of European orchard bees (Osmia cornuta - Megachilidae, Hymenoptera) in a flower of Magnolia stellata. In the garden (Belgium, Boom, 23 March 2023).
First fieldstack of the year. Live specimens. Image based on 116 exposures (fast method), assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap).
Sony A6500 + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-400, f/4, 1/640s, +0.7 step, natural diffused light.
Gear & method used: www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/
Builder bees came out today (male Osmia cornuta, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera; Belgium, Boom, 7 March 2020).
Fieldstack with a live specimen (fast method, 69im); assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A6500, FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-400, f/3.5, 1/125s, -0.7step, diffused natural light.
Explanations on gear & methods used, see: www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/in/dateposted