Re: How to take photos of killer bees?
John McWilliams
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> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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> How can I do that?
First: Don't be afraid of Google archives unless you've something to hide.
Second: Don't x-post to unrelated froup.
Third: Establish yourself before asking an open ended question that
looks and smells like bait.
Fourth: Tell us where such bees are located and where you are.
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lsmft
Simon Edge
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> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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> How can I do that?
Might I suggest a camera.
A _really good_ beesuit may be of some help too...
A compact/bridge/dSLR with live view would be best, as trying to use a
viewfinder with a veil in the way would probably start at troublesome and
get worse from there. (I haven't seen many fully kitted out beekeepers
with SLRs)
Also take into account the gloves you'll probably be wearing (anything up
to thick leather gauntlets w/gusset, and on the heavy side of that), when
it comes to using the camera.
All the above is predicated on their being as... /interesting/ as they're
made out to be, as I'm only (somewhat) familliar with British Honeybees,
and only know abot the Africanised sort from their reputation.
Simon Edge
and only know about the Africanised sort from their reputation.
Allen
"Argon" <Ar...@Argon.Argon> wrote in message news:go1hgd$v5k$1...@aioe.org...
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> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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> How can I do that?
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First: find an active hive of killer bees
Second: Strip down to your skivvies (bees do not like the colour of your
clothes)
Third: Whack the hive several times with a stick (like you are hitting a
home run)
Fourth: The bees will come out to investigate (when you see them get as
close as you can and take all the pictures you want)
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*H. Allen Smith*
WACO - We are all here, because we are not all there.
John McWilliams
> "Argon" <Ar...@Argon.Argon> wrote in message news:go1hgd$v5k$1...@aioe.org...
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>> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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>> How can I do that?
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> First: find an active hive of killer bees
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> Second: Strip down to your skivvies (bees do not like the colour of your
> clothes)
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> Third: Whack the hive several times with a stick (like you are hitting a
> home run)
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> Fourth: The bees will come out to investigate (when you see them get as
> close as you can and take all the pictures you want)
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Finding the hive is hardest. And you don't have to whack it at all:
Stand close and yell at the entrance, then stick finger in.
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lsmft
GregS
Little cameras are not any good. even the large cameras have small buttons.
Sometims cameras have to be modified for large astronaut gloves.
greg
Dudley Hanks
"John McWilliams" <jp...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Allen wrote:
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>>> How can I do that?
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>> Second: Strip down to your skivvies (bees do not like the colour of your
>> clothes)
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>> Third: Whack the hive several times with a stick (like you are hitting a
>> home run)
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>> Fourth: The bees will come out to investigate (when you see them get as
>> close as you can and take all the pictures you want)
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> Finding the hive is hardest. And you don't have to whack it at all: Stand
> close and yell at the entrance, then stick finger in.
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To give your work that "documentary" feel, just cut a hole in the side of
the hive and stick in the lens. Use a higher ISO setting as the inside is
quite dark, and the bees move rather quickly...
Take Care,Dudley
Dudley
tony cooper
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>I want to take photos of killer bees.
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>How can I do that?
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Isabella Mary Mayton (known to the world a "Mrs Beeton") started out
her recipe for jugged hare with "First, catch your hare".
In your case, first catch your killer bee. Then worry about getting
it to pose.
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
John McWilliams
Then use "Clone the drone" tool in photoshop to make the singular bee
into a real swarm.....
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john mcwilliams
alvey
Executive Summary:
1. Get naked.
2. Repeatedly poke their hive with a very short stick.
alvey
Nicko
> Argon wrote:
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> First: Don't be afraid of Google archives unless you've something to hide.
> Second: Don't x-post to unrelated froup.
You're right. The OP should have been crossposted to
rec.photo.killer.bees.
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YOP...
Charles
"Argon" <Ar...@Argon.Argon> wrote in message news:go1hgd$v5k$1...@aioe.org...
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> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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> How can I do that?
You must dress like a black spider:
http://www.goodbyecitylife.com/bees/beeenemies.htm
You must use only Nikon equipment (Bees hate Canon and Sony and Olympus
....)
You must carry an anaphylactic shot kit.
You must be accompanied by an adult.
Allen
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so (pre-digital days) and for some unknown reason bees, bumblebees and
various kinds of wasps paid little or no attention to me; other people I
have known have not been so lucky. A story not involving me: years ago,
the building where I worked had a courtyard open to the sky on the third
floor, with small trees and many other plants in planters. One day a
swarm of bees settled on one of the trees; one of our maintenance
people, who lived on a farm, wanted them. He got a large cardboard box,
closed it, cut a small hole in it and took it out on the courtyard. He
reached _barehanded_ into the swarm, found the queen and pulled her out
and dropped her into the hole in the box. He then stood back and waited
for all the bees to follow her into the hole and then covered it. People
were amazed, but he said that the humidity was low and that bees
wouldn't bother people unless it were higher. I don't know if this is
true generally, orf if it applies to Africanized bees, or if he was just
lucky, but it worked for him that time with that swarm. You might
consider the humidity before you try. Also, be aware that many people
have died from multiple bee stings, especially Africanized ones. I would
suggest that you find some newsgroups devoted to bees, or at least
insects, and ask questions there.
Allen (not the one who posted the sarcastic response).
ASAAR
> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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> How can I do that?
First you need to locate them, and finding where they've recently
been is a good first step. This will get you started in the right
direction. The rest is up to you.
Daniel
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>> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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>> How can I do that?
> First you need to locate them, and finding where they've recently
> been is a good first step.
Southern Utah apparently.
whisky-dave
"alvey" <al...@play.com> wrote in message
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Better still use your penis, apparently snake venom acts like viagra
perhaps bee stings do too, be the first to find out :-)
C J Campbell
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> I want to take photos of killer bees.
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> How can I do that?
Camera, preferably one with a macro lens. You may also want a macro
lighting system. You will get better results if you work with a
biologist or beekeeper who knows where they are found, how to identify
them, and what their habits are. I might suggest Central America, where
Africanized hybrid bees are preferred by beekeepers because of their
greater productivity.
As of February 2009 the African hybridized bee has been found as far
north as southern Utah. Or you could just go to Tanzania and find
African bees that have not been hybridized. If you are afraid of the
bees, talk to beekeepers that have been working with gentler strains in
an effort to breed the aggressiveness out of the hybrid. Check with
Texas A&M University, which has been studying the bees in the United
States.
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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor
Allen
"Allen" <all...@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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Well, being that this idiot had just posted this in a piloting group:
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Hello,
I want to drop a bomb on my neigbors head.
What do I need to do that?
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*H. Allen Smith* (The Sarcastic One)
George Kerby
On 2/24/09 1:29 PM, in article go1hgd$v5k$1...@aioe.org, "Argon"
<Ar...@Argon.Argon> wrote:
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Ask Aykroyd...
George Kerby
On 2/25/09 7:29 AM, in article
49a547bb$0$31341$9b4e...@newsspool4.arcor-online.net, "Fritz Felber"
<f...@ff.invalid> wrote:
> C J Campbell schrieb:
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>> Newsgroups: de.alt.augenoptik,rec.photo.digital
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> Noch so ein Idiot, der ein idiotisches crossposting in eine deutsche
> Gruppe macht. Wen interessiert dein Scheiß in "Augenoptik"?
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> You are very stupid, but also a lot of people around you!
Fuck off, Fritz...
Tom Yost
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1,000,000mm lens.
Troy Piggins
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> How can I do that?
Canon MP-E65 macro lens and MT-24EX twin flash, set magnification
to about 2x, creep up to about 80mm from one, click the shutter
and enjoy the last photo you ever took... :)
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Troy Piggins
Rich
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Go to a hive and when they come out, breath heavily as they like C02.
whack-...@usenet.org
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John McWilliams <jp...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Argon wrote:
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Silly boy.
The unrelated group is his trophy case.
When you reply to it, you are on display with all the other troll bait.
John McWilliams
Er, that's why I deleted it.....