Shootin' bees today

[Dalantech]

Not my best day -lots of wind. Here are the few images that made the final cut:

http://dalantech.smugmug.com/photos/140149416-L.jpg

http://dalantech.smugmug.com/photos/140149571-L.jpg

http://dalantech.smugmug.com/photos/140149691-L.jpg

[tlee]

Great color! I really like the first one. :clap

[Awais Yaqub]

:huh wonderful loving your photos

[Awais Yaqub]

:huh wonderful loving your photos

[Skippy]

Not my best day -lots of wind. Here are the few images that made the final cut:


They do like those weedy yellow flowers don't they :D
Glad your finding heaps to shoot John :D .... Skippy
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[fmkjr]

Nice job!...
frank:clap

[ShepsMom]

Thank you for inspiration, where are the hives??? :D

[Dalantech]

Great color! I really like the first one. :clap

Thanks tlee!

[Dalantech]

:huh wonderful loving your photos

Thanks Awais!

[Dalantech]

They do like those weedy yellow flowers don't they :D
Glad your finding heaps to shoot John :D .... Skippy
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Actually there aren't as many bees out as I'd like -I spent a lot of time looking and waiting. I had more trouble with the wind than I did with the color of the flowers -shooting that tight leaves very little room for error when you are looking for a good composition -and it doesn't help that I don't allow myself to use the crop tool. Come to think of it, if there was a Dalantech version of Elements it would only have about three or four menu options :wink

How are things down under? I know you had a bit of a "bug dry spell".

[Dalantech]

Nice job!...
frank:clap

Thanks! :cool

[Dalantech]

Thank you for inspiration, where are the hives??? :D

I'm crazy enough to get within 5 inches of a bee -but I ain't stoopid* :rofl

*Deliberately mis-spelled for comedic effect -before anybody points that out... :D

Actually a lot of the bees in my area are ground dwellers -they build complex hives under ground. There are a few places in the area that I shoot where I won't stand around for long periods for fear that the hive will empty out...

[Lord Vetinari]

Lovely shots John :)
Brian V.

[Dalantech]

Lovely shots John :)
Brian V.

Thanks Brian!

I got an email form Mark Plonsky yesterday telling me that I need to get closer so I'm gonna add the 25mm tube to my 1.4 TC and try to get a bee portrait... :huh

[ShepsMom]

I'm crazy enough to get within 5 inches of a bee -but I ain't stoopid* :rofl

*Deliberately mis-spelled for comedic effect -before anybody points that out... :D

Actually a lot of the bees in my area are ground dwellers -they build complex hives under ground. There are a few places in the area that I shoot where I won't stand around for long periods for fear that the hive will empty out...

I was hoping to get a story how you get prepared to go bee hunting wearing the whole body suit and a mask. Now i'm disappointed!! C'mon, get with the program, will ya! :rofl

[Dalantech]

I was hoping to get a story how you get prepared to go bee hunting wearing the whole body suit and a mask. Now i'm disappointed!! C'mon, get with the program, will ya! :rofl

You laugh, but I got an email from one of my mentors (Mark Plonsky) who told me that I need to get closer, so the next time I go looking for bees I'll have a 1.4 teleconverter and a 25mm tube on my lens. Should give me almost 2x...

[Serrator]

Bee-u-tiful! :D

Really colorful and sharp images...thanks so much for sharing your excellent work.

[JohnC]

I like #1 because I can see his eyes!

[Dalantech]

Bee-u-tiful! :D

Really colorful and sharp images...thanks so much for sharing your excellent work.

Thanks for the props! :cool

[Dalantech]

I like #1 because I can see his eyes!

I'm going to try to get a shot today that is pretty much just the head of a bee -and of course it won;t be a crop... :huh