Post your Bees in Flight photos!

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Mike D90

Senior Member
First off, if you have never tried this get ready for absolute frustration! Not seeing many birds today I decided to kill some time shooting some photos of bumblebees/wood boring bees in flight.

While I plan to get this perfect these are not too bad. Some are soft as I think I need even more shutter speed and DOF is very thin at this zoom range and distance.


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SkvLTD

SkvLTD

Senior Member
cant wait for the buggers to come out this year, 600 and its megapixelness ought to get me cleaner results.
 
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Mike D90

Senior Member
Getting good focus, and keeping it, is such a pain in the butt. They seem to be attracted too, or antagonized by, the camera lens. I have a hard time with them flying towards the camera and that makes it even harder to keep focus.


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wev

wev

Senior Member
Contributor
Not truly 'in flight' but beating wing and twisting about fiercely to hold on in the wind -- when you need a drink, you need a drink

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wev

wev

Senior Member
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Thanks -- those big droney bumblebees are a lot easier to track than honey bees, but those wings sure beat quick.
 
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