Critters

[DennisM]

Kinda friendly sort!

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Them there are those sums-a-bee-ah-chez that us koi pond owners don't want in their yard.

 

[Bigburly912]

Oldie but a goodie

 

[sonofwilfred]

 

[Planterz]

Tried my hand at photographing bees in flight. It's not easy. Out of 2400+ shots, I got these.

Obviously, they move erratically. You're probably not going to catch it in flight so you wait until one lands. When you see one, you have to find it in the viewfinder, and it's a very narrow field of view in the telephoto lens. Bee is often gone by then. If you find it, then the camera has to focus. You never know when it'll take off again. You can spam your shutter, but chances are you'll hit the buffer wall before it decides to take off. The bee almost inevitably decides to take off right after you take your finger off the shutter, or if you're still shooting, between buffer dumps. If you manage to get one in the frame while it's flying, it'll probably be out of focus because even at f12 (equivalent - f8 at 1.5x APS-C crop) the depth of field is very thin. The shot with 2 bees is practically a miracle that both were exactly in that thin plane of focus. It's gotta be easier with a macro lens, but I guess that depends on the lens. My lens is no slouch (Sony 70-350mm G), but perhaps certain GM lenses could be better. I really want the new 100mm f2.8 GM Macro ($1500 though). Taken with my Sony a6700.

EDIT: Added a couple more shots taken a couple days later (2 keepers out of nearly 300 shots).

 

[sonofwilfred]

Tried my hand at photographing bees in flight. It's not easy. Out of 2100+ shots, I got these.

Obviously, they move erratically. You're probably not going to catch it in flight so you wait until one lands. When you see one, you have to find it in the viewfinder, and it's a very narrow field of view in the telephoto lens. Bee is often gone by then. If you find it, then the camera has to focus. You never know when it'll take off again. You can spam your shutter, but chances are you'll hit the buffer wall before it decides to take off. The bee almost inevitably decides to take off right after you take your finger off the shutter, or if you're still shooting, between buffer dumps. If you manage to get one in the frame while it's flying, it'll probably be out of focus because even at f12 (equivalent - f8 at 1.5x APS-C crop) the depth of field is very thin. It's gotta be easier with a macro lens, but I guess that depends on the lens. My lens is no slouch (Sony 70-350mm G), but perhaps certain GM lenses could be better. I really want the new 100mm f2.8 GM Macro ($1500 though). Taken with my Sony a6700.

They are top notch photos mate. Well done

 

[sonofwilfred]

 

[sonofwilfred]

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

Tried my hand at photographing bees in flight. It's not easy. Out of 2400+ shots, I got these.

Obviously, they move erratically. You're probably not going to catch it in flight so you wait until one lands. When you see one, you have to find it in the viewfinder, and it's a very narrow field of view in the telephoto lens. Bee is often gone by then. If you find it, then the camera has to focus. You never know when it'll take off again. You can spam your shutter, but chances are you'll hit the buffer wall before it decides to take off. The bee almost inevitably decides to take off right after you take your finger off the shutter, or if you're still shooting, between buffer dumps. If you manage to get one in the frame while it's flying, it'll probably be out of focus because even at f12 (equivalent - f8 at 1.5x APS-C crop) the depth of field is very thin. The shot with 2 bees is practically a miracle that both were exactly in that thin plane of focus. It's gotta be easier with a macro lens, but I guess that depends on the lens. My lens is no slouch (Sony 70-350mm G), but perhaps certain GM lenses could be better. I really want the new 100mm f2.8 GM Macro ($1500 though). Taken with my Sony a6700.

EDIT: Added a couple more shots taken a couple days later (2 keepers out of nearly 300 shots).

Have you given any thought to trying humming birds?
if you have any around where you.

 

[Planterz]

Have you given any thought to trying humming birds?
if you have any around where you.

Certainly, I'd love to get some good hummingbird shots. Anna's are common around here, and there's apparently more than a dozen other species. I haven't seen any yet this year.

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

Certainly, I'd love to get some good hummingbird shots. Anna's are common around here, and there's apparently more than a dozen other species. I haven't seen any yet this year.

Years ago with my last digital I attempted to get some Hummingbird pics.

I use to have a feeder in my yard here by the coast outside the kitchen window. The males are territorial little pricks with vivid colors they display & noises that they make!

With a camera like yours they would be a great choice! The desert should be in bloom soon…

 

[ice-pic]

Woody---

 

[John A. Larsen]

Woody---

I had a log butt in the backyard, that I used to throw knives in to, one day I look out from my back deck and there is a pileated woodpecker going to town on that log butt. Big bird, only time I ever saw one and have lived in this house for 35 years. I also had a male and female Mallard ducks, land in my back yard and stay for a few minutes. John

 

[Mendoman]

Banana Slug