These are stingless native Australian bees according to google. Quite small - not much bigger than house flies
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- Started by Bryan on March 3, 2026.
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Anthocharis cardamines…
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Nice looking specimen. Sharp and detailed!
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I forgot to mention: Note the shutter speed and the wing blur. They have a very rapid wing beat...
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I suppose the smaller the wing, the faster it beats...
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Hi
I have just bought a pristine set of Nikon Bellows for a silly price, as I want to do something different. I want to create a series of details of my sprawling mechanical pencil collection. My old Nikon 50 is pretty dire on the bellows, and I have procured an old Nikkor Micro 55Ais on Fleabay, to improve things. It should arrive next week together with a reversing ring.
Here are my first efforts. They are all stacks. Just moving the camera forward a little seems to work.
A Cactus on my balcony.
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You did a good job, those chrome surfaces can be a nightmare of reflections that need to be controlled...
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith…
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Flipp…
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Flipp's cousin…
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Panorpa.
Known as the flying scorpion, it is a truly strange (and harmless) creature… -
It has a nice wing pattern!
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True, very striking. Those two pairs of wings are translucent, and they remind me of Tiffany-style lamps…
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Love is in the air…
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Meadow Argus
