August 8, 2017, I was invited to give a talk on honey bee photography (which I call “beetography”) to the A2B2 (Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers Club) and I suggested that I do a field trip with beekeepers who are interested in shooting bees. I thought I could take 5 people and do hands on with them. Instead I got 15 people from the Shutterbug group. This is the second time for me to give a talk there this year. And my third trip, I was there the first time about 10 years ago. Here are some shots I did with my D700 and R1C1 flashes. 2. A bee foraging on Cuphea llavea, Lythraceae. Bumble bees were foraging on the flowers normally because their longer proboscis can reach the nectar, honey bees choose to “rob” at the base because they could not reach the nectar from the corolla.
3. A bee just landing on a cone flower to make honey, while two fireflies making love
4. A bee foraging on a Celosia.
5. A honey bee foraging a type of sumac. It was filled with honey bees but I do not know the species.
6. A swallowtail foraging on a verbena.
7. I was lucky enough to get really close to the sphinx moth (mostly like a Hemaris, Sphingidae). Usually they are very shy and I could be always 10 meters away. This time I was about 10″ away.
8. Another shot.
Group photo with only part of the group, by Patrick with a Fuji mirrorless.
Just before my talk. There must be about 70 people? (More people came later).
Me answering questions, photo by Patrick
A photo of me talking by Patrick
The following are photos of people shooting in the garden, shot by my cellphone.
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youzi: 谁说我们没有共同语言的?![]()
这世上总有人钱没处花,花了还增加就业。
waspking: 是真的。 我LD天天吃。 我不吃。 蜂胶也也很好, 我需要是吃一会。 花粉主要是蛋白。

panda: I honestly don't see much different from the cell phone photos than regular DSLR. I actually think sometimes cell phone photos are better than my Niko ...
GreenWater: Nice photos. Comparing between Mirror-less and DSLR, which one you prefer if you have not got your DSLR yet.
alsoRun: You look so much older than ZhuRun. The bees in your photos, however, are spectacular.

昨夜雨: 蜂教授,问一个严肃的问题。蜂王浆的保健功能是真的的吗?您平时服用蜂王浆吗?
mist: 感觉和吃海参能防癌一样,就是一大忽悠:)))
mist: 感觉和吃海参能防癌一样,就是一大忽悠:)))

fancao: 同问,还有蜂胶花粉之类。
昨夜雨: 蜂教授,问一个严肃的问题。蜂王浆的保健功能是真的的吗?您平时服用蜂王浆吗?
waspking: i now see huge differences between my photo and their mirrorless ones (due to their high ISO).
panda: I honestly don't see much different from the cell phone photos than regular DSLR. I actually think sometimes cell phone photos are better than my Niko ...
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