These beautiful flowers growing in my front yard sure do attract bees. I have about 30 blooms on this plant, and it seems that every second flower has either a Honey Bee, Bumblebee, or Wasp (different species too) on it. I can't let them wilt without taking advantage of the photo opportunities!! I even saw a Crab Spider hidden in one of them, but it disappeared quickly...gonna be on the look out for that one too.
Hi Daniel... great shot... firstly the exposure is spot on... well balanced comp... good details maintained... I think personally the dof is a tiny bit too shallow... a larger insect needs maybe an aperture of maybe 8-14... otherwise get your own macro lens... you did well!
Making macro from the hand is not easy.
This is well managed.
The color combination is beautiful.
I use the same camera and lens combination, but almost never take pictures out of hand.
Well done Daniel.
Hey Daniel,
Congrats on the lens! Yeah...more DOF would be nice.....but I think it works as presented also! Now I've got to get you to pop in a bit of flash......so you can HH at 1/60 SS with good technique! Very nicely done and looking forward to seing a bunch more from you when I return!
Hi Daniel. Congratulations on the new lens! It looks like you're jumping right in at a very high level. I'm impressed at the IQ for hh at 1/125 - these bees are usually on the move unless they are thoroughly chilled after a cool night. Comp, light, sharpness, and background are all excellent. A little more DOF would be nice, but this is working for me, as presented. Very well done! Keep them coming!
Congrats Daniel for New Lens.. and great Macro.. Nice eye contact on bee. and color and details.. Agree with above comments on DOF.. No worries.. Next time.
Daniel, this is a really nice capture...I'm going to go the the other way and say I actually like the shallow DOF...it gives a nice sense of depth and helps draw my eye to the key elements of the image. Beautiful color and tone, and you couldn't ask for a smoother background...I look forward to seeing more of your work with the 100 macro.