Hungry little fella
Sep 24, 2011 12:59:55 #
I was out experimenting with my new Signa 70-200 lens this morning and came across this busy little "pollen covered" bee. He seemed to be diving into his meal..... I think I am liking this lens..... alot
Sep 24, 2011 14:05:16 #
you cant ask for much more than being able to see individual pollen granules on a bees "hair" and have them both be razor sharp. Very nice maiden voyage.
Sep 24, 2011 14:31:28 #
rocco_7155 wrote:
you cant ask for much more than being able to see individual pollen granules on a bees "hair" and have them both be razor sharp. Very nice maiden voyage.
Thank you, and can you believe it was a handheld shot ... talk about dumbluck......and a great lens.
Sep 24, 2011 14:38:17 #
DB wrote:
I was out experimenting with my new Signa 70-200 lens this morning and came across this busy little "pollen covered" bee. He seemed to be diving into his meal..... I think I am liking this lens..... alot
Very nice work here, beautiful color, composition and control of depth of field. Bravo!
Sep 24, 2011 14:41:44 #
DB wrote:
I was out experimenting with my new Signa 70-200 lens this morning and came across this busy little "pollen covered" bee. He seemed to be diving into his meal..... I think I am liking this lens..... alot
I see a lot to like about it; sharp, clear focus, nice depth of field. I like how you've composed both of these. The first one really shows off the polen grains on its back and helps you appreciate the detail of the wings, and with the bee on the edge of the flower, it is easy to guess where it would go next. I did find that my eye wanted to focus on the brighter areas behind the bee, and in my opinion, darkening then up would make them less distracting and make it easier to appreciate the bee.
On the second one, I really like the angle of the bee, and think the catch-light in the eye is perfect. I think the out of focus flower heads in the background add to the image and give a sense of the bee's environment. Well done.
Sep 24, 2011 15:36:54 #
Sep 24, 2011 16:32:54 #
Thank you all. I've always had a pretty good "eye" for composition, its just learning what all my camera and lenses can do and to stay out of auto if I can. I'm taking baby steps on that. I find the information and suggestions given on the forum are valuable to go along with my manuals, tutorials and books. The encouragement means the most..
I agree with you Yooper the really light flower stems in the background of the first shot, although blurred are a little distracting. I'll work on that one.
I agree with you Yooper the really light flower stems in the background of the first shot, although blurred are a little distracting. I'll work on that one.
Sep 25, 2011 14:47:14 #
davejann
Loc: Portland Oregon
Can;t help myself. That should be "Hungry little gal" worker bees are all female:)
Sep 25, 2011 15:04:09 #
davejann wrote:
Can;t help myself. That should be "Hungry little gal" worker bees are all female:)
LOL ty for the correction..... I live in a house full of men all the time, hubby, 3 sons, used to have 3 male dogs..... everything is usually referred to as He/Him out of habit.
Sep 25, 2011 15:09:42 #
Sep 25, 2011 15:12:37 #
daddybear wrote:
was this at 200mm or does the lens have a "macro" setting ?
Yes it was.... Sigma 70-200mm lens
Nikon D90, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, 200mm
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