Pollen gatherers

Pollen gatherers · 06:01 PM

Here are a few visitors who stopped by my garden over the last few weeks...

1. Honeybee on echinacea #1

Pentax K10D + Pentax DA50-200 F4-5.6
200mm, f/5.6, 1/200s, ISO100

2. Wasp on snowberry

Pentax K10D + Pentax DA50-200 F4-5.6
200mm, f/8.0, 1/800s, ISO400

3. Honeybee on echinacea #2

Pentax K10D + Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5
70mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s, ISO400

4. Bumblebee on echinacea

Pentax K10D + Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5
48mm, f/8.0, 1/180s, ISO100

#1 à #3 have been cropped to various degrees. #4 is as framed on the camera.

Peter Zack · 08-21-2007, 06:19 PM

Excellent shots all of them. Who ever said that the Da 50-200 wasn't a great lens in the right hands? My only C&C would be the last shot needs some cropping with the shadow on the lower right flower petals. otherwise wonderful work!

lapeen · 08-21-2007, 07:11 PM

Beautiful. I LOVE the POV of the 1st one with just flower, bee, and sky... no green to be seen

Bud · 08-21-2007, 08:35 PM

Nice shots! Got to agree with no. 1... top notch with that blue sky in the background.

RBellavance · 08-22-2007, 04:34 AM

Thanks for the comments, guys. However, the "blue sky" in the first one is actually... an inground swimming pool :-) I really like the colors, though.

scott-devon · 08-22-2007, 04:34 AM

number one is definitely the best, all are super shots though. The shadow in the last shot is a bit distracting but you'd need a large crop to keep the balance in the shot.

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08-21-2007, 06:19 PM	#2
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Excellent shots all of them. Who ever said that the Da 50-200 wasn't a great lens in the right hands? My only C&C would be the last shot needs some cropping with the shadow on the lower right flower petals. otherwise wonderful work! Last edited by Peter Zack; 08-21-2007 at 08:05 PM.

08-21-2007, 07:11 PM	#3
lapeen Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: bangor, maine Posts: 380	Beautiful. I LOVE the POV of the 1st one with just flower, bee, and sky... no green to be seen

08-21-2007, 08:35 PM	#4
Bud Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,699	Nice shots! Got to agree with no. 1... top notch with that blue sky in the background.

08-22-2007, 04:34 AM	#5
RBellavance Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Montréal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,716 Original Poster	Thanks for the comments, guys. However, the "blue sky" in the first one is actually... an inground swimming pool :-) I really like the colors, though.

08-22-2007, 04:34 AM	#6
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	number one is definitely the best, all are super shots though. The shadow in the last shot is a bit distracting but you'd need a large crop to keep the balance in the shot.