Bees: Inspired by the recent posts of bee captures, I took my camera out last night to see what I could do. I do not have a macro lens, so to get the shallow DoF I wanted I used my...

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Inspired by the recent posts of bee captures, I took my camera out last night to see what I could do. I do not have a macro lens, so to get the shallow DoF I wanted I used my Sony 100-400 4.5 - 5.6 GM OSS lens at 400mm. Also, I had to use the auto-focus because of the rapid movement of the bees. The camera body is the Sony a7rIII. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Einreb92 Loc: Philadelphia

I would say you did well, my friend!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Einreb92 wrote:

I would say you did well, my friend!

Thank you, Bernie.

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

angler Loc: StHelens England

You did really well Mike and i especially like number two and the only tip i can give you is keep shooting the bees while you can,the more practice you get the better you get .

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Well done, Mike. Very nice close-ups. To get really close you'll need a macro lens, though. However; if this is as close as you care to get then you need not worry, these are very nice.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

rwilson1942 wrote:

I appreciate the thumbs up.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

angler wrote:

You did really well Mike and i especially like number two and the only tip i can give you is keep shooting the bees while you can,the more practice you get the better you get .

Thanks for viewing, Jim. I will stay at it.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

kpmac wrote:

Well done, Mike. Very nice close-ups. To get really close you'll need a macro lens, though. However; if this is as close as you care to get then you need not worry, these are very nice.

Thanks for the kind words, Ken. I will just have to save up for a macro.

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

UTMike wrote:

Inspired by the recent posts of bee captures, I took my camera out last night to see what I could do. I do not have a macro lens, so to get the shallow DoF I wanted I used my Sony 100-400 4.5 - 5.6 GM OSS lens at 400mm. Also, I had to use the auto-focus because of the rapid movement of the bees. The camera body is the Sony a7rIII. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Very nice, UTMike

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

gregoryd45 wrote:

Very nice, UTMike

Thanks for looking, Greg.

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

UTMike wrote:

Inspired by the recent posts of bee captures, I took my camera out last night to see what I could do. I do not have a macro lens, so to get the shallow DoF I wanted I used my Sony 100-400 4.5 - 5.6 GM OSS lens at 400mm. Also, I had to use the auto-focus because of the rapid movement of the bees. The camera body is the Sony a7rIII. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

The only suggestion I have is to keep doing what you're doing. These are great!

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

Very nice presentation.

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

UTMike wrote:

Inspired by the recent posts of bee captures, I took my camera out last night to see what I could do. I do not have a macro lens, so to get the shallow DoF I wanted I used my Sony 100-400 4.5 - 5.6 GM OSS lens at 400mm. Also, I had to use the auto-focus because of the rapid movement of the bees. The camera body is the Sony a7rIII. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Very nice Mike

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good set Mike.