in formation

[John Chardine]

I've mastered birds in flight (not!) so I've turned to bees. I was lucky to get these little guys within the DoF of my 500 with 1.4 tc attached at f6.3!

I cloned out some OOF forsythia at LR and ran some NR on BG.

Canon EOS 50D, 500 mm f4L x 1.4 tcII = 700 mm
capture date: Tuesday, 12 May 2009
exposure program: Aperture Priority
ISO speed: 400
shutter speed: 1/2000
aperture: f6.3
exposure bias: +0.0
metering: Pattern
flash: OFF

[Julie Kenward]

Love the three coming at the plant all at once, John! I do wish the BG were a bit lighter so we could really see those bees!

Nice composition...an alternative would be to angle the bees so they look like they are heading up towards the flowers a bit more. Just an idea...

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I find this quite an incredible shot. Like the spotlight in the BG too.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Jihn, I seen many of these flying shots with one but first time with the whole family. Great timing and nice details.

[Dave Mills]

John, Superb timing on this and a fascinating shot. If this were mine I would remove the top buds only to accentuate the flying bees because the plants direction is leading you out of the frame.

[John Christian]

Pretty cool!

[John Chardine]

Thanks for all the comments. I'll play around a bit more with the image.

[Thomas Herou]

Perfect capture.I love the BG and the colors of the Forsythia.