[PlayRaw] Bee in the park

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Summer evening in the park just behind my house…
During some practice shots a bee landed in front of my lens.

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License is CC BY-NC 4.0

[sls141 (St.Stephen)]

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[afre (Alan)]

Lovely image. Many bees and butterflies, among other creatures, in my area too.

[MLC (Morgin)]

They always just show us the butt, don’t they?
Here’s mine with DT and GIMP:

[msd]

Very nice photo. Here is my attempt.

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[sovereign (Matteo Costa)]

RT 5.6

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[CriticalConundrum (Cranberry Carborundum)]

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[betazoid (Anna)]

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[shreedhar (Shreedhar Inamdar)]

Used the latest darktable shared by @r3cov3r.

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[kakashy (senpai)]

darktable 2.6.2
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[Ronaldlees (ron)]

Great pics. i’ve been taking a few bee pics myself. I’ve had about the same luck as you with getting the bee’s butt into focus. Finally, last week I broke down and ordered some macro extension tubes. I think they’ll up the game a little for the bee shots. Here’s a pic where I get a bee to stand still and say cheese for a change:

Meanwhile, can’t wait to get the M42 extension tubes. BTW: shot shown was done with 50 year old Pentax lens (M42 mount). Good luck with the bees.