Bee in Flight

Bee in Flight · 11:03 AM

Manual focus and a pretty heavy (nearly 100%) crop.
K20D and the DA* 200mm

**Scottnorwo** · 05-22-2009, 07:40 PM

Great shot of such a small moving bee and manual focus.

kristoffon · 05-22-2009, 07:56 PM

Well done, an extremely difficult shot. Would you share a bit about the technique?

Mr Hyde · 05-22-2009, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by Scottnorwo

Great shot of such a small moving bee and manual focus.

Thanks

Originally posted by kristoffon

Well done, an extremely difficult shot. Would you share a bit about the technique?

Thank you. the biggest part of the technique was persistance. this type of bee hovers for a second or two before buzzing away. it also kept coming back to the same general area. So I had a target zone and kept tweaking the focus until it was sharp in the viewfinder. after I got the focus close I shot in continous mode until it flew away. I probably took about 50-75 shots with only a few keepers. I was shooting in Av at f7.1, ISO-800 to keep the shutter speed high and the dof reasonable.

asdf · 05-22-2009, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by Mr Hyde

Thanks

Thank you. the biggest part of the technique was persistance. this type of bee hovers for a second or two before buzzing away. it also kept coming back to the same general area. So I had a target zone and kept tweaking the focus until it was sharp in the viewfinder. after I got the focus close I shot in continous mode until it flew away. I probably took about 50-75 shots with only a few keepers. I was shooting in Av at f7.1, ISO-800 to keep the shutter speed high and the dof reasonable.

Great! These things fly very erratically.

Nitrok · 05-23-2009, 12:18 AM

Nice!
I've been trying to get this kind of shot but haven't succeeded yet.

Igilligan · 05-23-2009, 12:44 AM

Great patience... nice catch! Love the blueish/greenish background!

drmartin · 05-23-2009, 04:08 AM

it is a super shot!

roentarre · 05-23-2009, 05:22 AM

This is simply incredible in deed!

daacon · 05-23-2009, 06:36 AM

Love it - heading right for that big camera, well done.

Mr Hyde · 05-23-2009, 09:14 AM

Thanks everyone for the kind remarks.

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05-22-2009, 07:40 PM	#2
Scottnorwo Millionth Poster! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stafford, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,086	Great shot of such a small moving bee and manual focus.

05-22-2009, 07:56 PM	#3
kristoffon Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 532	Well done, an extremely difficult shot. Would you share a bit about the technique?

05-22-2009, 09:30 PM	#4
Mr Hyde Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 760 Original Poster	Originally posted by Scottnorwo Great shot of such a small moving bee and manual focus. Thanks Originally posted by kristoffon Well done, an extremely difficult shot. Would you share a bit about the technique? Thank you. the biggest part of the technique was persistance. this type of bee hovers for a second or two before buzzing away. it also kept coming back to the same general area. So I had a target zone and kept tweaking the focus until it was sharp in the viewfinder. after I got the focus close I shot in continous mode until it flew away. I probably took about 50-75 shots with only a few keepers. I was shooting in Av at f7.1, ISO-800 to keep the shutter speed high and the dof reasonable.

05-22-2009, 09:46 PM	#5
asdf Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,252	Originally posted by Mr Hyde Thanks Thank you. the biggest part of the technique was persistance. this type of bee hovers for a second or two before buzzing away. it also kept coming back to the same general area. So I had a target zone and kept tweaking the focus until it was sharp in the viewfinder. after I got the focus close I shot in continous mode until it flew away. I probably took about 50-75 shots with only a few keepers. I was shooting in Av at f7.1, ISO-800 to keep the shutter speed high and the dof reasonable. Great! These things fly very erratically.

05-23-2009, 12:18 AM	#6
Nitrok Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,275	Nice! I've been trying to get this kind of shot but haven't succeeded yet.

05-23-2009, 12:44 AM	#7
Igilligan Guest	Great patience... nice catch! Love the blueish/greenish background!

05-23-2009, 04:08 AM	#8
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	it is a super shot!

05-23-2009, 05:22 AM	#9
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	This is simply incredible in deed!

05-23-2009, 06:36 AM	#10
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Love it - heading right for that big camera, well done.

05-23-2009, 09:14 AM	#11
Mr Hyde Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 760 Original Poster	Thanks everyone for the kind remarks.