bumblebee in flight

[kolok]

Took a chance at getting something like this right (whites seem blown out a bit)... C&C welcome.

30D - 200 f/2.8L + 1.4xTC, 1/1000, f4, +1/3 EV, 100ISO
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3455/beeee5.jpg

[TSEE]

Nice! How did you manage to get it, I have trouble just catching them on the darn flower! LOL

[kolok]

Hi Sue!

Thanks for the kind word! :)

These guys, although they're "bumbly" and seemingly slow, are difficult to get spot on because they move around so much. I tried having two effects here, the DoF (so, high aperture) and a shutter speed slow enough to capture the speed effect on the wings (not really that great of a problem because those wings move so quickly). This was really trial and error - mostly error though :(. But since they tend to move around so much and so erratically at that (moving in on a flower at different angles too), the majority of my shots were misfocusing - like in this shot:

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/923/bee2cp1.jpg

I'm happy that I managed to capture a few nice frames ...
Nice to be near an apple orchard too. Just stand under a tree and shoot away - ah yes, and bring lots of CF cards. :p

[kolok]

The next one in the series would be this one ... just sipping seet nectar ...

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5932/bee3cm5.jpg

[TSEE]

Hi Sue!

Thanks for the kind word! :)

These guys, although they're "bumbly" and seemingly slow, are difficult to get spot on because they move around so much. I tried having two effects here, the DoF (so, high aperture) and a shutter speed slow enough to capture the speed effect on the wings (not really that great of a problem because those wings move so quickly). This was really trial and error - mostly error though :(. But since they tend to move around so much and so erratically at that (moving in on a flower at different angles too), the majority of my shots were misfocusing - like in this shot:
I'm happy that I managed to capture a few nice frames ...
Nice to be near an apple orchard too. Just stand under a tree and shoot away - ah yes, and bring lots of CF cards. :p

Mine would probably end up misfocused alot. Yeah having something to attract those bees would be a plus, all I've got is my garden and right now most of the flowers have bloomed out. =o/

[TSEE]

The next one in the series would be this one ... just sipping seet nectar ...


I got a shot like that and it took me several tries, most ended up focusing where I didn't want it or zoomed out too much...mine was buzzing around a Rhododendron tho: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=321900

[IpsoPhatso]

Very cool shots! :)