by Krishna Mohan
Small bee teasing the Big Carpenter bee
That evening I was trying to take photos of birds collecting building material for their nest from this Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea) silk. I noticed this Blue Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) hovering around the flowers. Sun was Harsh and I didn’t have any macro lens around. So I fixed 36 mm Kenko extension tube to my Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM on Canon EOS 5D mark II and tried to shoot closeup shots of this Carpenter bee.
More disturbance by the small bee
Then suddenly I saw a small black bee came and annoyed the carpenter bee so much that it just scooted away.
Carpenter bee accepts defeats and abandons
This reminded me the story of David & Goliath.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/800 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 14:17:21
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/800 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 14:17:22
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/800 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 14:17:30
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
Tags: Blue Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), Bondel, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea), David, Goliath, Insect, Kenko extension tube set, milkweed, swallow-wort
Posted in Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Comments (3)
by Krishna Mohan
As you might have noticed I changed my Logo. Here is the old Logo which I had used a script font Zapfino Forte LT Pro.
Old Logo
I some how felt it did not flow well with rest of the web site. So I used the new design using Gabriola which is a new font used in RC version of Windows 7. It is a beautiful font designed by John Hudson of Tiro Typeworks. For the word photography I used Report font.
How do you find the new Logo?
Tags: Change, design, Logo
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by Krishna Mohan
Scaly-breasted Munia
The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) also known as Nutmeg Mannikin or Spice Finch is a small passerine bird.
The Scaly-breasted Munia is a small gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds. It frequents open woodland and cultivation. The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree or under the eaves of a house into which 4–10 white eggs are laid.
The Scaly-breasted Munia is 11–12cm in length. The adult has a stubby dark bill, brown upperparts and darker brown head. The underparts are white with black scale markings. The sexes are similar, but immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the darker head and have uniform buff underparts.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/400 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
500
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 17:30:24
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
Tags: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Lonchura punctulata, Nutmeg Mannikin, Scaly-breasted Munia, Spice Finch
Posted in Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Comments (0)
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