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…
With a new Tamron 150-500mm lens in tow, I decided another visit to Tarogna Zoo was needed to further test it out,
On yet another walk around the Middle Head area just past Mosman in Sydney, I was hoping to be able to capture
Each year at the start of summer here in Sydney, and in particular on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, suburbs turn
The Australian National Botanic Gardens in ACT, offers a great opportunity to get up close with some of Australia’s Lizards, hundreds of
The National Botanic Gardens in Canberra is one of my favourite places to photograph. It offers a wealth of flowers, birds and
Taking the opportunity to get out from lockdown once again, I headed out to Middle Head, not too far from where I
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