Not really macro,

[Chris101]

More of a 'mid'-cro image, shot with the 180 f/2.8 ED lens at it's minimum focus at f/4 I think:

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Like in this photo, I have taken to manually focusing this lens to reduce the searching time, especially now that I have a Kenko 1.5X teleconverter for it (that I paid way too much for while on vacation) it's really a s, l, o, w focuser.

 

[PhotoDawg]

WOW, Cool shot Chris!!!

 

[Chris101]

Thanks Dawg, fortunately those big, black bees are slow themselves, or I never coulda caught him.

 

[Harry S.]

Thanks Dawg, fortunately those big, black bees are slow themselves, or I never coulda caught him.

Oh yes, those carpenter bees are the jumbos of the bee world, often mistaken for bumble-bees.
Nice image, but I'm afraid your sensor needs a bit of cleaning
cheers

 

[NeilCam]

Nice DOF Chris. Gives it a surreal quality. I like it!

Neil