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bumblebee's decisive moment missed · **1 Like**

This could have made an interesting photo if framing was better.
I'm quite annoyed by that

Just saw something weird happening in the edge of a view finder and pressed the button instinctively without even knowing what was really happening there. Suprised to find this from memory card.

**RGlasel** · 07-12-2018, 01:50 PM

Interesting indeed! I've never seen a battle between a yellow jacket and a bumblebee, I wonder what the likely outcome is.

Pete82 · 07-12-2018, 01:58 PM

They might have been inside same flower or something, quite hard to explain otherwise. I would guess that the outcome wasn't so good for the bumblebee.

reh321 · 07-12-2018, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by Pete82

This could have made an interesting photo if framing was better.
I'm quite annoyed by that

Just saw something weird happening in the edge of a view finder and pressed the button instinctively without even knowing what was really happening there. Suprised to find this from memory card.

At least your instincts recognized something was going on. Can we assume you weren't in a burst mode?

Pete82 · 07-12-2018, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by reh321

At least your instincts recognized something was going on. Can we assume you weren't in a burst mode?

Unfortunately I wasn't in burst mode... I was using the pop-up flash with a diffuser so no burst.

Pete82 · 07-12-2018, 02:49 PM

The exposure was anyway terrible in that picture. It was a bright day with harsh light and shadows. Every picture needed a different exposure and I was trying out different settings when that happened.
Today it was much easier with overcast skies:

TerryL · 07-12-2018, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by Pete82

The exposure was anyway terrible in that picture. It was a bright day with harsh light and shadows. Every picture needed a different exposure and I was trying out different settings when that happened.
Today it was much easier with overcast skies:

Just absolutely amazing!
Terry

Pete82 · 07-12-2018, 03:28 PM

Thanks

**Mr. Ed** · 07-12-2018, 03:39 PM

The first one is interesting but the second is simply fantastic!

Wasp · 07-13-2018, 01:15 AM

Great pictures!

The first one is one of life's what ifs. It would have been a winner if it worked out. Perhaps you can look out to see if it happens again. It might not be an uncommon occurrence. Capturing it would be a challenge, though.

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07-12-2018, 01:50 PM	#2
RGlasel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Saskatoon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,229	Interesting indeed! I've never seen a battle between a yellow jacket and a bumblebee, I wonder what the likely outcome is.

07-12-2018, 01:58 PM	#3
Pete82 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 97 Original Poster	They might have been inside same flower or something, quite hard to explain otherwise. I would guess that the outcome wasn't so good for the bumblebee.

07-12-2018, 02:11 PM	#4
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,186	Originally posted by Pete82 This could have made an interesting photo if framing was better. I'm quite annoyed by that Just saw something weird happening in the edge of a view finder and pressed the button instinctively without even knowing what was really happening there. Suprised to find this from memory card. At least your instincts recognized something was going on. Can we assume you weren't in a burst mode?

07-12-2018, 02:25 PM	#5
Pete82 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 97 Original Poster	Originally posted by reh321 At least your instincts recognized something was going on. Can we assume you weren't in a burst mode? Unfortunately I wasn't in burst mode... I was using the pop-up flash with a diffuser so no burst.

07-12-2018, 03:10 PM	#7
TerryL Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 850	Originally posted by Pete82 The exposure was anyway terrible in that picture. It was a bright day with harsh light and shadows. Every picture needed a different exposure and I was trying out different settings when that happened. Today it was much easier with overcast skies: Just absolutely amazing! Terry

07-12-2018, 03:28 PM	#8
Pete82 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 97 Original Poster	Thanks

07-12-2018, 03:39 PM	#9
Mr. Ed Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 563	The first one is interesting but the second is simply fantastic!

07-13-2018, 01:15 AM	#10
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,663	Great pictures! The first one is one of life's what ifs. It would have been a winner if it worked out. Perhaps you can look out to see if it happens again. It might not be an uncommon occurrence. Capturing it would be a challenge, though.

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