Ruby Throated Hummingbird watching Bee

My longest lens is 200mm so I had to stand atop an 8 ft step ladder

with a green shirt draped over my head and camera for camoflauge to

get close enough for this shot. Praise and criticism both welcome.

Always looking for ways to improve so if you see something that needs

improvement, let me know.

You definitely get an atta boy for your camo description. Good lighting, detail and DOF.  I have had bees chasing my hummers all summer.  Thanks for sharing.  Gail

Outstanding shot Nathan! The punchline of the bee is excellent!

Regards, 

Vineet

Thanks for the comments.  This was one of those surprise images, where I didn't actually know the bee was there and I never saw it on the LCD, but when I loaded it to the computer, there he was.  Kind of like finding a $20 bill in your pocket.

Excellent.   I chased a few ruby throated hummingbirds around in my garden all summer and did not get the quality shot that you did here.  I have the same lens incidentally but neglected to use the green shirt trick.  I also had issues with bees chasing the hummingbirds off. 

Thanks Eric.  Yeah I sure chased em around all summer too.  I tried to get in flight shots, and while I got some decent ones, I really needed multiple flashes to get what I wanted.  Since I didn't have those resources I gave up on the in flight photos and focused on photos of them perched.  The ladder and green shirt was definitely more work, but I was willing to put in the work since the resources needed were minimal.  I think it paid off, and I like this picture quite a bit more b/c the perched photos are a little less common than the flight photos.