That would have been a bit of a problem as it needs a wing muscle temperature of 30C to fly and the air temperature was around 8C. The best it could do was to crawl along the piece of wood it had landed on.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Wings on Wednesday - Bumble Bee
Every time the Sun shines out come various insects including the bumble bees. This one was out on a rather cool day and I think it was having problems getting its wing muscles up to the temperature needed for flight.
That would have been a bit of a problem as it needs a wing muscle temperature of 30C to fly and the air temperature was around 8C. The best it could do was to crawl along the piece of wood it had landed on.
That would have been a bit of a problem as it needs a wing muscle temperature of 30C to fly and the air temperature was around 8C. The best it could do was to crawl along the piece of wood it had landed on.
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Great DOF. A grand set.
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DeleteCourtesy of Elements - guided - lens effect - DOF
Seemed to be a subject worth trying it out.
Never found that one....thanks I'll give it a whirl.
DeleteNo I won't. I have not got Elements 10. It's not in Elements 9.
DeleteDon't know whether this would work in 9, found in the help file:
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Try this in Full Edit:
Open picture file
Duplicate the background layer
Blur the background copy layer (Filter>blur>surface blur)
Add a mask to this layer. Left click on the mask
Access a black brush and paint over the area that is to remain in focus. You can change the brush opacity to tailor the effect. If you go too far, you can correct with a white brush
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Aaaaaw, he's SO beautiful John! I hope he got warmed up and got home safely!
ReplyDeleteI expect it did Maree. They shiver to warm up the wing muscles.
DeleteIt's lovely to see bees again and you got some great captures!
ReplyDeleteIt is Jan. They don't usually let me get that close.
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