I’m half way through my month of Wildlife and Nature Photography and I am getting better at shooting moving targets. My father grows a number of plants in the front garden which attract birds and bees. This one he calls the ‘cigarette bush’ which is not a particularly flattering name. Nevertheless, it remains enticing to bees. I had more than half a dozen bees to choose from, which was lucky, as the buggers are quick!
18-55mm lens at 55mm, f/5.6 for 1/80 sec. ISO 125. Cropped slightly post production.
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Very skillfull!
Thank you Gilly. There’s still a few weeks in January. I hope that you will join me for the Wildlife & Nature challenge. No pressure :-p
Gosh this is good. I am looking at a very peaceful scen of the London Eye above the rooftops which I may have to photograph for the weekly challenge.
Sounds like a good shot. Gesso was asleep and looked very peaceful. I got my camera out quietly (why I still try to be quiet I don’t know!). Of course, he woke up before I could get a good photo.
I’m so impressed!! I just commented on Flickr, I don’t know how that happened, but anyway, I’ll say it again, it’s brilliant!
Beautiful capture! The bee is so clear.
The “cigarette bush” in the picture above is a Cuphrea. Next challenge is photograph the Road Runner type bee that visits said plant. Common name Blue Banded bee. Scientific name Amegilla cingulata.
Dad, I can’t even see one of these they are so fast, how am I meant to photograph one? I think you’re making it up. I think they don’t really exist.