Perhaps you missed the message asking you for the two possibilities for this
species?

Sarah

--- On Tue, 23/6/09, Andy Horton <Glaucus@...> wrote:

From: Andy Horton <Glaucus@...>
Subject: Re: [british_insects] Re: Small Bees on Musk Thistle
To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 23 June, 2009, 6:43 PM

















Hello Stuart,



Thanks for the reply. Sorry there is an error.



The correct link is

http://www.glaucus. org.uk/Bees2009. htm#21June



These html alternatives are a nuisance as my eyesight (even with spectacles

cannot discern the l).



My camera is a cheap one. I wish I had a DSLR as I am familiar with SLR

cameras and close-up work.



In this case there was a Force 4 blowing the darn Musk Thistles would not

keep still. It is also possible they pricked me and I jerked the camera.

This blurred picture was unsatisfactory and was only included as a

supplement to the main picture at:



http://www.glaucus. org.uk/Bee1523. jpg



This picture shows the Musk Thistle so the small size of the bee can be

seen:

http://www.glaucus. org.uk/MuskThist le1506.jpg



Cheers



Andy Horton

glaucus@hotmail. com

Adur Valley Nature Notes

http://www.glaucus. org.uk/Adur2009. html

http://www.glaucus. org.uk/Adur2008. html

Adur Valley Nature Notes: June 2009

http://www.glaucus. org.uk/June2009. html



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From: "Stuart" <cipeen@hotmail. com>

Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:03 AM

To: <british_insects@ yahoogroups. com>

Subject: [british_insects] Re: Small Bees on Musk Thistle



> --- In british_insects@ yahoogroups. com, "Andy Horton" <Glaucus@... > wrote:

> ......

>> http://www.glaucus. org.uk/Bees2009. html#21June

>> http://www.glaucus. org.uk/Bee1513. jpg

>>

>> Any tips on ID appreciated?

>

> First link is broken. Second link shows a blurred bee.

>

> I can't give you any tips on this ID, but I can give you a few on using

> your camera. The diagonal lines from upper left to lower right show that

> the camera was moved during the shot. Therefore your exposure was too

> long. You need to be working with a faster shutter speed when shooting

> macro hand-held. I'd suggest something like 150th of a second. So go to

> shutter priority and select 1/150th and see how you go. Of course, your

> DOF will drop, but using a higher ISO might help to compensate for that

> (maybe 400?).

>

> Cheers,

>

> Stuart

>

> www.donegal- wildlife. blogspot. com

>

>

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