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Dec 6, 2023 13:55:34   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)


Beautiful set!

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Dec 6, 2023 14:51:20   #
Horseart Loc: Alabama
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)


Again...STUNNING photos and I have never seen bees like that. They are beautiful!!!

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Dec 6, 2023 14:57:41   #
Toment Loc: FL, IL
 
nice shots!
Thanks

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Dec 6, 2023 15:59:45   #
Dan' de Bourgogne
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)


Spectacular! what a great set

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Dec 6, 2023 16:22:12   #
Amator21 Loc: California
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)


Beautiful shots. I'm a sucker for bees, but I have never seen bees that looked like these. Thank you for posting these great pictures!
Poul.

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Dec 6, 2023 17:41:26   #
DebAnn Loc: Toronto
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)


Lovely shots - I didn't know there was any such thing as blue-banded bees. Thanks for enlightening me!

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Dec 6, 2023 19:01:28   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)
Bees are small and they move fast, they dart around, they don't sit for long. You got that many keepers out of only 40 frames?? That's great!! Low % keepers is the nature of this beast! I don't' believe those live in the States I have never seen them. Great work! Thank you for sharing.

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Dec 7, 2023 10:48:50   #
W9OD Loc: Wisconsin
 
Fantastic set.

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Dec 7, 2023 13:05:54   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
SX2002 wrote:
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tried to photograph...Give me birds in flight any day..
I took about 40 shots of these guys at sunset last night and these are the best I could do. The wind didn't help but these guys are so fast and zippy they sit still for less than a second.
What I like about them is how they fly up into your face and hover there to check you out before going back to the flowers..
I added two shots, the last two, as the only ever good shots I've taken of them..and both of them are BIF which surprised me as well.
Without a doubt, the hardest subject I've ever tri... (show quote)


Absolutely gorgeous, Ron! Class A Photography!

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Dec 7, 2023 14:01:21   #
samantha90 Loc: Fort Worth,Texas
 
Wow fantastic set.

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Dec 7, 2023 20:10:12   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
Retired CPO wrote:
Wow! These are GREAT, Ron!
We have the same kind of Bees in the US. Not the same species of course, but they are sold to gardeners and arborists specifically for their pollinating efficacy. Apparently very much more efficient than those sluggard honey bees. And tiny, like yours also. They are marketed as "orchard" bees.


Thanks Chief...

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Dec 7, 2023 20:10:53   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
kpmac wrote:
Your hard work paid off, Ron. That is one great set.


Thanks Ken...

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Dec 7, 2023 20:11:36   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
jrvinson45 wrote:
Very impressive shots! I’ve had fish come up and check me out while SCUBA diving by bonking me on the face-plate, but I think I’d be un-nerved bay bee doing that- Thanks for sharing.


Thank you...

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Dec 7, 2023 20:12:02   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
JimmyTB wrote:
I know how hard bees are to photograph. You did magnificently. Very nicely done


Thank you Jimmy...
Ron.

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Dec 7, 2023 20:12:22   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
nimbushopper wrote:
Outstanding detail!


Thank you...

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