| Keywords: zerene stacker zerenestacker stackshot geological survey geologicalsurvey united states geological survey unitedstatesgeologicalsurvey department of the interior departmentoftheinterior droege biml bee inventory and monitoring laboratory beeinventoryandmonitoringlaboratory canon close-up closeup macro insect bug patuxent wildlife research center patuxentwildliferesearchcenter pwrc usgs dofstacking stacking bee bees apoidea hymenoptera maryland prince george's county princegeorgescounty colletidae venus looking glass venuslookingglass animal black background texture monochrome pet cat           Colletes brevocornis, and uncommonly collected species, one that I associate with dry open areas, it is perhaps a specialist on Venus looking glass in the campanulae family. Difficult to say, since so few have been collected but that is our best guess at this time. Likely, if more people were looking would find the species in more places, but, sadly, few people are looking, entire states, for example, have no one looking. Photography by Hannah and Ashleigh.     ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~  All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish.  Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens,  Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler,  F5.0,  ISO 100,  Shutter Speed 200   Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know          " Ode on a Grecian Urn"                        John Keats   You can also follow us on Instagram - account = USGSBIML     Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use?  Well now here you go Citizen:  Art Photo Book:  Bees:  An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World www.qbookshop.com/products/216627/9780760347386/Bees.html...  Basic USGSBIML set up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY  USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique:  Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4  PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:   ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf  Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques: plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo or  www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU  Excellent Technical Form on Stacking: www.photomacrography.net/  Contact information:   Sam Droege   sdroege@usgs.gov 301 497 5840           Colletes brevocornis, and uncommonly collected species, one that I associate with dry open areas, it is perhaps a specialist on Venus looking glass in the campanulae family. Difficult to say, since so few have been collected but that is our best guess at this time. Likely, if more people were looking would find the species in more places, but, sadly, few people are looking, entire states, for example, have no one looking. Photography by Hannah and Ashleigh.     ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~  All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish.  Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens,  Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler,  F5.0,  ISO 100,  Shutter Speed 200   Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know          " Ode on a Grecian Urn"                        John Keats   You can also follow us on Instagram - account = USGSBIML     Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use?  Well now here you go Citizen:  Art Photo Book:  Bees:  An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World www.qbookshop.com/products/216627/9780760347386/Bees.html...  Basic USGSBIML set up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY  USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique:  Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4  PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:   ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf  Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques: plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo or  www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU  Excellent Technical Form on Stacking: www.photomacrography.net/  Contact information:   Sam Droege   sdroege@usgs.gov 301 497 5840  |