Thistle and the Bee

[Terry Olmsted]

Taken on August 28, 2007 on the Wylie Slough Trail, Skagit Flats, Washington.

Canon XTi 400mm f5.6L 1/1000s f5.6 (to blur background) ISO 400 center weighted metering AF one-shot

[Robert O'Toole]

Nice, I like the dual thirds balanced composition. The B-bee is a great detail, he is even facing us.

What an accomplishment with a 400/5.6, my favorite flight lens, but hard for making good closeups.

Robert

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks for the encouragement, Robert! I had the 400 on the camera taking bird pictures, when this opportunity came up - couldn't resist trying :).

[Mike Moats]

Hey Terry, nce sharp details and I like the comp. BG looks good. Well done.