Nomad Bee

[GardenersHelper]

I spent quite a while today photographing flowers in the garden. The only insect I photographed was this one, captured with my FZ330 bridge camera with Raynox 150 and KX800 twin flash. Shot raw and processed in DXO Optics Pro, Silkypix and Lightroom. (1300 pixel high version in this album at Flickr).


1160 2 2017_04_25 P1220210_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[Tintin124]

Excellent Nick one of my favourite bee ... awesome shot but think you should share the other one from flickr

 

[GardenersHelper]

Excellent Nick one of my favourite bee ... awesome shot but think you should share the other one from flickr

Thanks Bryn. I didn't really think the other one was up to it, with the abdomen and wings so OOF. (If it had been the only one I had then I would probably have used it, but I was looking at it in comparison to the other one). Still, FWIW, here it is.


1160 1 2017_04_25 P1220199_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[alfbranch]

Nice work Nick.
Have you looked for one sleeping. Or have you seen the host bee of this parasite.

 

[Tintin124]

Well Nick I'm glad your back always look forward to your work

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Nice find and photos Nick.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nice work Nick.
Have you looked for one sleeping. Or have you seen the host bee of this parasite.

Thanks Alf. I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to look for as to the host bee. I have come across one sleeping a couple of times. Here are three from one I found in March 2011, captured with my Canon SX10 bridge camera and probably Raynox 150 (possible 250) using natural light. These are taken from this album at Flickr. They were captured as JPEG and I have just reprocessed these three using my current techniques (well, not exactly the same processing because these days I work with raw).


0350 3.1 2011_03 29 IMG_4370_JPEG DXO 11 01c SP7 LR6 1300h Df by gardenersassistant, on Flickr


0350 3.2 2011_03 29 IMG_4363_JPEG DXO 11 01c SP7 LR6 1300h Df by gardenersassistant, on Flickr


0350 3.3 2011_03 29 IMG_4374_JPEG DXO 11 01c SP7 LR6 1300h Df by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[GardenersHelper]

Well Nick I'm glad your back always look forward to your work

Thanks Bryn.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nice find and photos Nick.

Thanks Alby.

 

[alfbranch]

Thanks Alf. I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to look for as to the host bee. I have come across one sleeping a couple of times.

Here are a couple of links to to shots of host and parasite bees from the same site in my local park the first time I found such subjects

https://flic.kr/p/GEUmSE

https://flic.kr/p/H1Vezg

 

[GardenersHelper]

Here are a couple of links to to shots of host and parasite bees from the same site in my local park the first time I found such subjects

https://flic.kr/p/GEUmSE

https://flic.kr/p/H1Vezg

Thanks Alf. The host looks very similar to the one that I photographed a (different) parasite emerging from last year, as shown in this post that you might recall.

 

[alfbranch]

Thanks Alf. The host looks very similar to the one that I photographed a (different) parasite emerging from last year, as shown in this post that you might recall.

I remember that
They will appear at the same time roughly and in the same place There are numerous species and parasite pairings

 

[Neil Burnell]

These are flipping awesome Nick, the sleeping ones are very special.

 

[GardenersHelper]

These are flipping awesome Nick, the sleeping ones are very special.

Thanks Neil. I was given a very special opportunity - I got some shots as it moved around and then once it settled down it didn't move for ages. The air was still, the bee was on a nice background and accessible from both sides. I was able to choose from the many, many images that I captured. I was very fortunate.

 

[Neil Burnell]

Thanks Neil. I was given a very special opportunity - I got some shots as it moved around and then once it settled down it didn't move for ages. The air was still, the bee was on a nice background and accessible from both sides. I was able to choose from the many, many images that I captured. I was very fortunate.

I found one sleeping a couple weeks ago but didn't have the correct gear to shoot it how I wanted.

 

[ChrisA]

Think the second of this years is best of the pair. Just like the angle better.

As for those sleeping ones. Wow.

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Those added shots are very cool Nick, never found one sleeping, must keep looking l guess