Buzzing

[Fabs Forns]

Playing with the bees in flight at the Fruit and Spice Park. Manual focus, pre-focusing on the flower and adjusting as they came into view. Not an easy task.

Date: 7/1/09
Time: 8:33:23 AM
Model: NIKON D300
Lens (mm): 250 Sigma 180 plus 1.4X
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 16
Shutter: 1/800
Exp. Comp.: +0.3

[Alfred Forns]

.... and lots of patience !!! Neat and love it Fabs !!!!

[Bruce Enns]

I love it too...next you'll be into DIF (dragonflies in flight), but not with manual focus!

Cheers!
Bruce

[Steve Maxson]

Wow! Manual focus - I'm impressed. Great view of the bee and the full pollen sacks are a plus. Well done.

[Dave Phillips]

nice catch, good technique.....unique looking flower.

I just have to show you this old image.....uncanny how similar it is and I was
doing almost same technique!
http://i42.tinypic.com/2j68t35.jpg

[Julie Kenward]

Those two pollen sacs got me giggling, Fabs. I bet that bee has trouble finding pants that fit! hahaha

What a neat image! If you had included the entire head of the flower I think I'd pass out from it being so perfect. The colors of that flower strike a great note to the pollen sacs. Neat, neat image.

[Thomas Herou]

Nice,Fabs!
It's not easy,but very rewarding sometimes.
Fabulous comp and BG.