I enjoy taking photographs of bees. They’re attractive, they visit colourful flowers and the challenge of capturing a moving target adds to the fun. I took this photo with my 105mm lens using a flash and a diffuser. It’s a nice combination when taking fast moving insects as the flash freezes the movement of the insect and the diffuser softens the light nicely. Out of camera the background was rather flat, adjustments to the contrast, exposure and shadows brought out some detail.
September 21, 2016 at 4:21 am
Bumblebees are regular visitors to the lavender bushes in my garden – I MUST try to photograph them too.
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September 3, 2016 at 8:31 pm
Nice! Love the fat pollen sacs. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 9:24 pm
Thanks!
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September 3, 2016 at 10:03 am
Beautiful…shot
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September 3, 2016 at 1:21 pm
Thank you.
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September 2, 2016 at 5:49 pm
The diffuser was the perfect choice for this, and I thank you for the reminder–and the prod. I have one, but I haven’t used it in some time; in fact, I haven’t even thought of using it for even longer. Must rectify this deficiency! Do you use it on an external flash? It could be very useful (and not too difficult) to design one for on-camera-flash use. Hmmm–a new project!
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September 2, 2016 at 7:14 pm
I use a Lastolite Ezybox and an on camera flash. Quite pleased with the results.
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September 2, 2016 at 1:42 pm
That fuzz looks very soft.
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September 2, 2016 at 11:38 am
Beautifully done Belinda. I love photographing bees also 🙂
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September 2, 2016 at 2:13 pm
Thank you.
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September 2, 2016 at 8:11 am
I always love how fuzzy they look in the photos. 🙂
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September 2, 2016 at 3:53 am
Gorgeous shot, Belinda.
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September 2, 2016 at 6:58 am
Thank you.
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