I found this bumble bee lying on her back on the sidewalk, near death. I took her home and tried to make her last moments as comfortable as possible. Then, once she passed on, I stuck a pin through her and took some reverse macro shots.
Edits: To make a dead bee seem more exciting to non-biologists, I applied the heat map (combustion) and HDR-ish effects in picnik.
I'm currently situated in Victoria, having previously lived in Beijing, Halifax, Chilliwack, Calgary, Vancouver and growing up in Northwestern Ontario. My aim with photography is...
I initially thought you meant that your idea of making her last moments comfortable was by sticking a pin through her! Amazing how the word "Then" can make so much difference!
Cool pic and processing!
Very interesting shot, I like all the little bits and pieces on the tarsus. I've been thinking of how to get birds&bugs etc. unconscious to make them stay still for photos... of course sticking a pin through does the trick ;-)
Jani: try the refrigerator/freezer trick. Definitely slows them up for a while (or permanently, depending on how long you leave them in). Best to be discrete, though -- others who share your frig may not be happy.
@janmaki ~ As Bette mentions above, it does help to make them cold. I've done that with toads for a photography course. Felt really guilty about it, though!
Cool pic and processing!
@pwallis haha yes.. not very good at expressing myself...