[Outis]

Well done, capturing the bee in midair!

[csa]

Great capture! Catching a bee flying is very difficult; and you did it!

[FJC]

Great job. Just on time!

[CarlJF]

Thank you guys for your comments! I'm glad you like the picture!

[DW58]

All of the above.

[LaurenOE]

Bee in Flight!
That's a tough one!
Nice!

[eaglem]

Very well timed and captured.

[sergysergy]

great timing !

[ChristianRock]

Impressive!

[MSL]

Were you using flash? It would have been so easy to meter wrong with the white background, so there is a lot about this photo to admire.

[CarlJF]

Thanks everyone!

Were you using flash? It would have been so easy to meter wrong with the white background, so there is a lot about this photo to admire.

Yes, I used a flash (360FGZ) with a small softbox (15cm) mounted on a C-bracket with a ballhead . The softbox was about 10cm above the flower, on a slight angle from the left for the light to give some texture. If we look at the eye of the flying bee, we can see the softbox reflection which gives a good idea on how it was positioned.