Bee shots

[cancan7]

Hi, here are some bee shots I took at Hort Park, Singapore yesterday:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3252701167_25074cf7eb_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3253558808_d167b94310_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3253573692_d9160b7e9c_b.jpg

They were taken with the 100mm 2.8 macro with flash fired from the 430EX. I had to do a little cropping, the actual size of the bee is about my little fingernail.

C&C welcome, thanks for viewing :)

[ErnieT]

Nice BIF pictures! Always wanted to get some of those!

[LordV]

Agree with above- good BIFs :)
Brian V.

[Dalantech]

Well done!

I miss Singapore! When I was there in the late 80s they had a Japanese garden -is that where you took your bee photos?

[epsilon5]

hi they do hafe a lot of noise in it.Do you use "Neat Image" ore something simelare?
epsilon5

[macro junkie]

yer alot of noise on these images..apart from that there very gd:)

[cancan7]

Thanks for the comments! :)
Well done!

I miss Singapore! When I was there in the late 80s they had a Japanese garden -is that where you took your bee photos?

I took these photos in Hort Park, a newly opened national park:
http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=parks&id=17&Itemid=73

I think the government has stepped up efforts to plant flowers everywhere, even in public housing estates. This is a perfect playground for us! :D

[cancan7]

hi they do hafe a lot of noise in it.Do you use "Neat Image" ore something simelare?
epsilon5

I shot the pictures at ISO 400, 1/80s and f6.3. No noise reduction added.

[cancan7]

Here's another shot I took yesterday:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3261312185_09575b217d_b.jpg

[macro junkie]

if you use a flash your be able to freeze motion better.very important using a flash when shooting bees..they move so fast its almost inposiball to get a sharp shot of them with out using a flash.using a flash also means you can have use a lower iso:)

[cancan7]

if you use a flash your be able to freeze motion better.very important using a flash when shooting bees..they move so fast its almost inposiball to get a sharp shot of them with out using a flash.using a flash also means you can have use a lower iso:)

Thanks for the advice, I was using a flash, also to help with the focussing. I shot this at 1/125s and thats probably too slow. Wonder if the aperture i sused(f5.6) was still too big. Only one way to find out... :)

[macro junkie]

Thanks for the advice, I was using a flash, also to help with the focussing. I shot this at 1/125s and thats probably too slow. Wonder if the aperture i sused(f5.6) was still too big. Only one way to find out... :)
try iso 200,f/11 shutter speed 200 and use the flash..what flash u using?

[cancan7]

i was using 430EX with Stofen Omnibounce

[fiveFPS]

i use the same flash setup with the omnibounce.. it works great!.. Sometimes gotta use 1/1 so I can have more play with DOF

[cancan7]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3269600828_0f63aec738_b.jpg

Yeah, I think its adequate for what I shoot now. Shot this spider at 1:1 yesterday(I cropped a bit for the first three bee pics :oops:) @ ISO 400, 1/80s, f8 with flash fired.