On my first visit to the National Botanic Gardens I tried to capture the bees in these pink flowered trees, and it was a miserable failure. I used the lens wide open at f2.8 which resulted in no depth of field and mostly blurry bees.
The second visit I stopped down to around f8 which proved to be the best balance between depth of field and shutter speed to freeze these guys. It is without a doubt one of the most challenging subjects to photograph as they are constantly moving.
It is perhaps smarter to use a tripod, with the camera focused on a single section of the bush, and waiting for a bee to land on that section. A test of patience for sure, but one that may just result in some excellent images. There is always next time…
I hired a boat on Lake Argyle in Western Australia recently, and along with the many fresh water crocodiles along the shores,
Still putting the Tamron 150-500mm lens through its paces down in the bushland of Georges Head, I had more Kookaburras that sat
The Australian National Botanic Gardens in ACT, offers a great opportunity to get up close with some of Australia’s Lizards, hundreds of
With months of planning and waiting for freedom from lockdown, a trip to the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo was booked and
The National Botanic Gardens in Canberra is one of my favourite places to photograph. It offers a wealth of flowers, birds and
Without even planning a photo shoot, a mate and I on a casual day out ended up in the southern part of
