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…
The intention was a family holiday to take a break from the recent heavy workload, and take some holiday snaps along the
An opportunity came up to join a photographer mate in Alice Springs, for a drive back to Sydney, so I flew out
Yabbarra Beach in Narooma, NSW is not a swimming beach , it is far too wild for that. A few surfers brave
The National Botanic Gardens in Canberra is one of my favourite places to photograph. It offers a wealth of flowers, birds and
Another adventure to the NSW Outback after another long lockdown, and this time wildlife was everywhere we looked. This trip more so
On yet another walk around the Middle Head area just past Mosman in Sydney, I was hoping to be able to capture
