Bumblebees collecting pollen on a sunflower

Pogo · 08-12-2017, 01:41 PM

twin50 · 08-12-2017, 02:11 PM

love watching nature work nice picture.

10 Bears · 08-12-2017, 02:38 PM

Wish I could figure out how to take such great pics.
Well done!

Pogo · 08-12-2017, 02:51 PM

Bumblebees are difficult to photograph. They are constantly moving.

aviator · 08-13-2017, 12:20 AM

Should have taken a movie. I shot one of bees feeding on palm tree flowers but I don't have a macro lens.

https://youtu.be/2IrX7_6sWVU

4thIDvet · 08-13-2017, 07:16 AM

Great picts. Pogo.

Bees are big time down here in sunny Florida. Bee hives are rented out to orange groves for pollination. Without bees no O.J. in the mornings.

Pogo · 08-13-2017, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aviator

Should have taken a movie. I shot one of bees feeding on palm tree flowers but I don't have a macro lens.

https://youtu.be/2IrX7_6sWVU

Neat video Fred. As you can see from your video that bees are difficult to take a photo of. They are constantly moving. And at the same time the wind was whipping the sunflower heads around.

So I had to increase the shutter speed and open my lens up to the lowest f stop. And in doing so it cuts down the depth of field which means that all of the bee isn't in 100% focus.

Czubek · 08-13-2017, 09:22 AM

Amazing photos, John. You seem to have a knack for that close photography.

Fred, that is a good video and I can't help but saying, "busy as bees"!

Brian

perry · 08-14-2017, 07:45 AM

when I was a lid I remember bumble bees were great big sometimes, now I see maybe carpenter bees or small bumble bees.

Sanders · 08-14-2017, 12:00 PM

I bought an aluminum case for my GoPro Hero 5 Black that will allow me to mount 52mm lenses and filters. Haven't gotten a macro lens yet, just a polarizing lens that came with it, so far.

Hopefully, I can get some good video of my hummingbirds to post. Plus edit my footage from my Florida trip to share on here. Just been running non-stop with no time for my hobbies, lately.

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aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,392	Should have taken a movie. I shot one of bees feeding on palm tree flowers but I don't have a macro lens. https://youtu.be/2IrX7_6sWVU __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

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4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,412	Great picts. Pogo. Bees are big time down here in sunny Florida. Bee hives are rented out to orange groves for pollination. Without bees no O.J. in the mornings. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

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Czubek slug Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stover, Missouri Posts: 33,622	Amazing photos, John. You seem to have a knack for that close photography. Fred, that is a good video and I can't help but saying, "busy as bees"! Brian __________________ 3 Here at the Dirty Dozen's Bunker, we have no problems, only solutions.

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Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,461	I bought an aluminum case for my GoPro Hero 5 Black that will allow me to mount 52mm lenses and filters. Haven't gotten a macro lens yet, just a polarizing lens that came with it, so far. Hopefully, I can get some good video of my hummingbirds to post. Plus edit my footage from my Florida trip to share on here. Just been running non-stop with no time for my hobbies, lately. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

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twin50 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,069	love watching nature work nice picture.

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10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Wish I could figure out how to take such great pics. Well done!

08-12-2017, 02:51 PM	#4
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,969	Bumblebees are difficult to photograph. They are constantly moving.

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perry Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 706	when I was a lid I remember bumble bees were great big sometimes, now I see maybe carpenter bees or small bumble bees.