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Related: About this forumThe ever elusive bee capture.
I took a number of them, and this was the only one that I was somewhat happy with. I like the way the Russian Sage looks. And I got the wings of the bee!
Using my 8 year old KonikaMinolta Dimage Z20.
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The ever elusive bee capture. (Original Post)
GentryDixon
Aug 2013
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handmade34
(22,755 posts)1. I agree
I like how the wings show up...
alfredo
(60,065 posts)2. And the body is the color of honey
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)5. We have an abundance of bees in our
yard this year. And dragonflies. The dragonflies are impossible to catch!
alfredo
(60,065 posts)7. We have had an abundance bumblebees. They really like Coneflowers.
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,485 posts)14. Unless you get lucky and catch them sunning
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)15. That is breathtaking.
How I would love to get a shot like that!
This is as close as I get: Dragonfly on Dragonfly....
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)6. Also the way the snout
is buried in the flower.
groundloop
(11,488 posts)3. Those little things can be a handful to photograph
Earlier this year I decided to attempt shooting some carpenter bees in flight and on flowers, they certainly don't stay in one spot for very long.
Nice photo.
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)4. Thanks!
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,485 posts)8. Great shot!
It takes a lot of snaps to get a good one. Here's one I got last summer
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)9. Nice.
I love the flutter of the wings.
groundloop
(11,488 posts)10. OK, since we're hijacking Gentry's thread.....
Here's one of mine. Taken with a Canon T4i, 70-200 @f4, and 1/2500 sec. Hope you don't mind.
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)11. It's all right with me.
I like the clarity. I can't seem to get that.
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)12. I like that!
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)13. Thanks!