Extreme Close-up of a Bumblebee

[tomhooper]

Caught this Bumblebee on an Althea this afternoon. Shot with XSi, 100mm Macro, 65mm tube, ring flash, and tripod. Broke my ring flash about a half hour after this shot so I just went in and ordered a MT 24-EX.

I really like the detail on the individual pollen grains.

You know a blind hog does find an acorn every now and then.

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[jvw2941]

it's so close that the pollen almost looks fake

 

[Markw]

Thats amazing.

Mark

 

[Sleepy_Sentry]

Wow! Nice capture.

 

[crazy_dragonlady]

That's so cool! I never knew that pollen looked like that close up. It's interesting that you can see the little "barbs" that grasp the bee's hair... quite a good shot.

Thanks for sharing

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CDL