Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP90 Macro
f/4 at 1/800
ISO 100
For this shot I hand held the camera with a macro lens and chased this bee around as it went from thistle to thistle, never staying still for very long. Most of the shots were blurry. With this one however, I was lucky to capture the bee in fairy good focus.
The thing I don’t like about the photo is the background. I was paying too much attention to the bee itself and not the background. However, if I had taken the time to position myself to avoid the distracting thistle, I may have missed the shot entirely.
One thing I like about insect pictures is the fact that you actually get to look at them for as long as you want. Like this bee most insects are constantly on the move so it’s hard to get a good look at them.
Also, a macro lens lets you get real close and see details you sometimes can’t see with the naked eye.
How close were you to the bee, when you got this shot? Just a few inches or more like a foot or so?
ReplyDeleteProbably a foot or so. I cropped this image from a horizontal shot to a vertical one.
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