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…
Yabbarra Beach in Narooma, NSW is not a swimming beach , it is far too wild for that. A few surfers brave
The Eastern Great Egret, also known as the Eastern white heron, is a majestic bird native to the eastern regions of Asia,
So, along the long road to Broome, I found myself resting up in the caravan park in Kununurra for a couple of
With a new Tamron 150-500mm lens in tow, I decided another visit to Tarogna Zoo was needed to further test it out,
I have always wanted to photograph a rusty truck laying on a farmers land somewhere, but I was not expecting to find
I hired a boat on Lake Argyle in Western Australia recently, and along with the many fresh water crocodiles along the shores,
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