Anthophora crinipes - <p>A southern European bee, in this case, one collected by Jelle Devalez in Greece as part of a study to look at the many species of bees that inhabit the Aegean Islands. Anthophoras are particularly prone to having long tongues, the better to investigate deep within flowers. Photo by Brooke Alexander. <b> 15:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC)15:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}15:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC)15:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC)</b> </p> <p>All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish. </p> <p><b>Photography Information: </b>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 </p> <p><i></i> The butterfly obtains But little sympathy, Though favorably mentioned In Entomology. Because he travels freely And wears a proper coat, The circumspect are certain The he is dissolute. Had he the homely scutcheon of modest Industry, T were fitter certifying for Immortality. - Emily Dickinson <i></i> </p> <p><b>Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:</b> </p> <p>Basic USGSBIML set up: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY">www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY</a> </p> <p>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. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4</a> </p> <p>PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf">ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf</a> </p> <p>Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo">plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU">www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU</a> </p> <p>Excellent Technical Form on Stacking: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.photomacrography.net/">www.photomacrography.net/</a> </p> <p><b>Contact information:</b> Sam Droege sdroege@usgs.gov 301 497 5840 </p> © USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA - Public domain - Wikimedia Commons