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Argos

Spent a bit of time yesterday morning in wildflowers, chasing bees. Here's one shot:

EXIF:
Olympus E-510
50mm f/2.0 macro lens with 2x teleconverter
ISO 400, f/11, 1/200 sec

C&C would be appreciated, thanks...

My verdict: better than most of my past bee shots, but I'm discovering that some flowers (like dandelions) are better for this "job" than others. The wildflowers I found this troop (swarm? flock?) of bees in didn't seem to have much nectar -- so the bees were constantly moving from flower to flower. Even at 1/200 sec, it was tough getting a shot (in broad daylight!) with a non-blurred bee.

Supplemental lighting, gotta get some...

Lord Vetinari

Well you got a wonderful shot for your efforts

Argos

Thanks!

And I only had to take about 200 shots to wind up with 20 that I like...

Skippy

Argos wrote:

Spent a bit of time yesterday morning in wildflowers, chasing bees. Here's one shot:

EXIF:
Olympus E-510
50mm f/2.0 macro lens with 2x teleconverter
ISO 400, f/11, 1/200 sec

C&C would be appreciated, thanks...

My verdict: better than most of my past bee shots, but I'm discovering that some flowers (like dandelions) are better for this "job" than others. The wildflowers I found this troop (swarm? flock?) of bees in didn't seem to have much nectar -- so the bees were constantly moving from flower to flower. Even at 1/200 sec, it was tough getting a shot (in broad daylight!) with a non-blurred bee.

Supplemental lighting, gotta get some...

Excellent capture Argos, they sure do like yellow those Bees.
A very pretty shot .... Skippy
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