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Mar 23, 2019 14:19:08   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
jaymatt wrote:
Nice ones, Robert.


thank you

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Mar 23, 2019 14:19:39   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
AzPicLady wrote:
Just lovely. All of them.


thanks very much

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Mar 23, 2019 14:20:59   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Jimmy T wrote:
Robert
I REALLY Love the first photo.
I Love backlit flowers.
The rest are also Very good.
JimmyT Sends


thanks very much I have 1 or two more of just flowers I may PP and post

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Mar 23, 2019 14:21:16   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great set, Robert.


Thank You

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Mar 23, 2019 14:21:39   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
vicksart wrote:
Very nice shots.


thanks a lot

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Mar 23, 2019 14:26:57   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Wow. I can understand the flowers, they don't move. How do you get the bees? Set up on one flower and wait?


Thanks, I watch a bee, when it lands I focus on it and when it looks like it is about to leave I shoot a burst. Most become rejects but a few are keepers.
I delete the out of focus, only part of a bee, motion blurred and most of the sharply focused "Bee Butts". I did 231 images in this shoot, 225 were the Bees and Yellow Sorrel. I just did my third cull and I have 16 shots of bees and sorrel plus two of another plant in the flower bed.

If it wasn't for digital and burst shooting I wouldn't be able to do this. Film would have cost a small fortune.

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Mar 23, 2019 14:30:19   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
robertjerl wrote:
Thanks, I watch a bee, when it lands I focus on it and when it looks like it is about to leave I shoot a burst. Most become rejects but a few are keepers.
I delete the out of focus, only part of a bee, motion blurred and most of the sharply focused "Bee Butts". I did 231 images in this shoot, 225 were the Bees and Yellow Sorrel. I just did my third cull and I have 16 shots of bees and sorrel plus two of another plant in the flower bed.


Thanks for the info. I'll go back out this afternoon and shoot a bunch more.

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Mar 23, 2019 15:09:50   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
These are really sharp and perfectly color balanced. Nice capture indeed.

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Mar 23, 2019 16:28:11   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Thanks for the info. I'll go back out this afternoon and shoot a bunch more.


Enjoy and good luck

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Mar 23, 2019 16:28:34   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
These are really sharp and perfectly color balanced. Nice capture indeed.


Thanks very much.

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Mar 23, 2019 17:05:40   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
Very beautiful, Robert and we are quite a bit behind you Robert, and still having frost some mornings!

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Mar 23, 2019 17:08:11   #
AMO Loc: Pennsburg, PA
 
Very well done. #2 is excellent.

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Mar 23, 2019 18:01:51   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
robertjerl wrote:
A Sunny Spring Day = Closeups of Bees and Flowers

Well it is sunny and a nice day. I filled the bird feeders intending to do bird photos but while moving a few things that should have been moved months ago I noticed that the bees were all over the Yellow Sorrel that is popping up all over. So first I grabbed my 5DIV and Tamron 180 macro, then switched over to my 100-400L mk2. A total of 231 shots but after culling the out of focus, partial bees (bees in flight are tricky and hard to follow-who knew?) and bees mooning the camera I ended up with 42 left and some of those will be going on my second cull.
These Yellow Sorrel are just under 1.5" and a bright yellow that in the sunlight tends to have little contrast and blown out highlights so I processed for the veins and other details. That leaves the colors off but it is what I was after. Here is one of just flowers, two with a Bee.
#1 5DIV, Tamron 180 macro, 1/640 @ f/13, ISO 100 hand held
#2 5DIV, Tamron 180 macro, 1/1000 @ f/11, ISO 100 handheld
#3 5DIV, Canon 100-400L mk2 @ 400, 1/800 @ f/16, ISO 800 handheld
A Sunny Spring Day = Closeups of Bees and Flowers ... (show quote)



Jerry, a fantastic set of both and the DDLs really show off the sharpness.

Greg

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Mar 23, 2019 18:33:11   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Very beautiful, Robert and we are quite a bit behind you Robert, and still having frost some mornings!

Thanks
Frost?!?! What is this frost stuff? I am in So California. Is that the stuff I have to scrap out of the freezer on the frig every couple of months?

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Mar 23, 2019 18:33:33   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
AMO wrote:
Very well done. #2 is excellent.


Thanks a lot.

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