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 had never heard of Georges Head, until my son came home after a bike ride and told me where he had
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On my first attempt to capture bees it was a failure. My second visit I succeeded in capturing some pretty decent images
The Australia Lorikeets are in great abundance on the east coast, even in the big cities and towns. They are cheeky as
On my first visit to the National Botanic Gardens I tried to capture the bees in these pink flowered trees, and it
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