Sandy Vongries Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Had thought about this for a while - tried with some success a week ago. Wife away for a seminar, just me & the critters, so tried a few times. Most were successful, at least to a degree. No flash, just excellent local light D 7200 with AF Nikkor 75-300 Micro. All shot single. A bit of anticipation and reaction speed. Feel free to post examples - pretty sure some of you have better! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 BBIFF* ___________ *Bee Bug in Fuzzy Flight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurrist Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_szeto Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Nice, we mostly have Cabbage Butterflies. Was either slow & he landed or too quick & he hadn't lifted off.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_szeto Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 One was chasing the other. And I chased after them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_szeto Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Excellent ! The bee looks very sharp. A closer crop might show him off a bit more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_niemi1 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susansmitha Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 BBIFF* [ATTACH=full]1261613[/ATTACH] ___________ *Bee Bug in Fuzzy Flight oops. This would be so nice if the bug got focused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 oops For sure, this was not planned, the bee just flew into the foreground as I was shooting, hence the "fuzzy" in every sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Vallette Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Well, this took me three days of chasing bugs. This is really hard and I so impressed by what everyone else took. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Vallette Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 number two. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Well, this took me three days of chasing bugs. Believe it or not, it gets easier with practice. I never go for very long, and don't take more than a couple of dozen shots. I can feel if I'm "on" or not. I'll be posting another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Vallette Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 and number three. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Untitled by David Stephens, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walidwalid Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 i think number two is the best thanks :* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dale Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Not exactly "in flight", in fact this Monarch has yet to take his first flight. He emerged from his cocoon an hour early and was stretching and drying his wings prior to his first flight. You can see another Monarch cocoon in the background. You can tell he's male from the black spots on his wings. I cleared an area for butterfly friendly flowers two years ago and raise hordes of Monarch's each year since then. One Swamp Milkweed plant had 11 caterpillars recently. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Bee Takes Off From Thistle by David Stephens, on Flickr Oops, didn't mean to post twice. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gup Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I spent a half hour, or so, sitting on my front porch watching dragon flies feed on mosquitoes that were attempting to feed on me before getting up and going for my camera. This is about the best I got before being called for supper. I used a D800E and AF-S 85mm shooting overhead. The black dot is a mosquito. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurrist Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Today I know it's possible to repost on same topic. But how long wil it be for the 2nd post, 1week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Today I know it's possible to repost on same topic. This is not a regular forum - just an interest of mine that I posted. S/B possible to post indefinitely, tho bugs are gone for the year here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 A little above 60 F and a few bugs - this caught incoming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn McCreery Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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