Bees at Work

[Kaye]

Shot these two weeks ago.
Nikon D90, Lens Nikon 18-105mm, so chose not to try a more macro or closer crop of these. (I prefer the two in my next post, as the more I look at these four, I feel they are little too dark).

All at: F/5.6, ISO 250, 1/800sec, ExpBias -0.7, 105mm


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[citrine55]

love them all if i was going to grab one it would be the first ..reason not sure just seems to pop more than the others xx

[Kaye]

Kev, I really appreciate your comment thank you. I must say that when I first viewed them on screen, it was also No. that popped out more for me.

[Kaye]

A couple more bees...

Same settings and lens as my other shots in first post. Hand held.

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[NikkiM]

I really like the bee in flight, but my favourite is the first one above. Really nice colours and detail and the bee stands out well.

[wanda]

Great as usual Kaye I am very partial to #1 of the second set, well done with the new camera

[Kaye]

I really like the bee in flight, but my favourite is the first one above. Really nice colours and detail and the bee stands out well.

Thanks you very much for the comment Nikki.



Great as usual Kaye I am very partial to #1 of the second set, well done with the new camera

Wanda, I really appreciate your comment. I too preferred the first in the second set. (Probably as I managed a closer shot and I love macro).
I am getting there with the camera and am on my way with the course.

[eyerkish]

Excellent shots, Kaye. I especially like the last two you posted. The bee in flight is a great shot but I also love the detail and clarity of the last post. The colors are also fantastic.

[Kaye]

Eddie, thank you, I really appreciate your comments. It is certainly easier to capture a bee in flight with the D90, but I can't help my self.... I still want to get closer. (I missed a used macro lens on ebay the other day).

[TimmyGator]

Nicely Done Kaye! Those guys are hard to capture.

[Kaye]

Thanks for viewing these Tim. I just keep trying!

[eosmurf]

Hey Kaye,
These are all great and i am going to buck the trend a bit and say I like 2 and 3 or the first set but no 1 of the second set is my favourite overall. I love how clear and sharp they are and it isn't easy to catch them as they don't stay still for long. I am going to crack a bit of an Aussie joke here and hope you get it .........

That's not a bee...... THIS is a bee :) (the Croc Dundee Knife joke)


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I just found this thread as I was going to post a few bee pics of my own - the bumble bees over here are gorgeous big fluffy things and there was one flying around in my dad's garden so I couldn't resist. These things are about 4 times the size of the aussie bees (about the only thing that ISN't bigger over there!). I hope you like him (oh and as usual I have no idea what the pretty flowers are)
Ciara

[Kaye]

Thanks so much for viewing these Ciara and for your thoughts and feedback. I appreciate the joke BTW :D
I love your bee shot, although it is difficult in a photo to see the difference in size. This was the one I said I preferred in your new post.
I don't know what the flowers are either, but perhaps someone will know.

I hope you're enjoying life over there. We have had the coldest May in many years and lots of miserable wet weather, so you're not missing much here.