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David & Goliath

June 24th, 2009
by Krishna Mohan
Small bee teasing the Big Carpenter bee

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

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

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.
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 14:17:22
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

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