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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2010 15:35:17 GMT
My first bee 2010 ;D  x Tig |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 1, 2010 18:21:24 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 1, 2010 18:24:13 GMT
My first bee 2010 ;D x Tig  It must be Spring  , lovely photo Tig. Jillyx Tig, it warms the cockles of my heart, it really does....after such a long winter it is marvellous to see a pic like that - thanks!!  RF |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Mar 1, 2010 18:47:20 GMT
It must be Spring , lovely photo Tig. Jillyx Tig, it warms the cockles of my heart, it really does....after such a long winter it is marvellous to see a pic like that - thanks!! RF Definately deserves a  S xx |
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2010 20:32:48 GMT
Thanks for all the nominations ladies, I must admit I was surprised but very happy to see it!  |
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Post by Dutchy on Mar 4, 2010 17:22:02 GMT
Erm your Bee looks like an early hover fly  Not that I mind, it is lovely and a fab pic. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 7, 2010 8:20:02 GMT
Just seen this thread, great pic Tig. I saw a bee yesterday out in my garden too. Definately the one I saw was'nt a hover fly and was buzzing from snowdrop to snowdrop. |
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Post by Tig on Mar 18, 2010 15:22:53 GMT
Loads of bumbles about this morning - the warmth must have woke them up! This big one was on the heather, both a bit tatty looking   x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 18, 2010 15:29:06 GMT
He's going to be drunk with all that pollen.  Over the years I've really gotten to love seeing the bees. ;D |
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Post by Dutchy on Mar 22, 2010 16:51:27 GMT
Not a bumble bee around here yet. Love your little mottled one Tig
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Post by isabella on Mar 25, 2010 19:45:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2010 9:41:25 GMT
Erm your Bee looks like an early hover fly Not that I mind, it is lovely and a fab pic. Great photo indeed.  You are quite right Dutchy it's a Drone Fly Eristalis tenax it is a honey bee mimic! ;D www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o382-dronefly.php |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2010 20:12:42 GMT
Spent part of the afternoon trying to take picture of bees in flight around my garden (and in particular around my ornamental cherry which is absolutely full of blossom at the moment), Difficult subject, especially as I was trying to manually focus, rather than using autofocus, which I've been trying out lately. Managed to get 200 fuzzy blobs  but a couple that I quite liked.    FA x |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 18, 2010 6:41:09 GMT
Spent part of the afternoon trying to take picture of bees in flight around my garden (and in particular around my ornamental cherry which is absolutely full of blossom at the moment), Difficult subject, especially as I was trying to manually focus, rather than using autofocus, which I've been trying out lately. Managed to get 200 fuzzy blobs but a couple that I quite liked. FA x Lovely FA - I have tried to take some pics and can probably beat you with around 300 blurry blobs.... RF |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 18, 2010 17:46:15 GMT
Spent part of the afternoon trying to take picture of bees in flight around my garden (and in particular around my ornamental cherry which is absolutely full of blossom at the moment), Difficult subject, especially as I was trying to manually focus, rather than using autofocus, which I've been trying out lately. Managed to get 200 fuzzy blobs but a couple that I quite liked. FA x Lovely FA - I have tried to take some pics and can probably beat you with around 300 blurry blobs.... RF Oh yes very nice one |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2010 18:45:39 GMT
Thank you both for the nominations. I actually prefer pic 3 myself but that's because I have it set as my desktop wallpaper and it looks great on my 17" monitor.
FA x
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Post by Tig on Apr 18, 2010 19:06:28 GMT
What lens did you have on FA? Were you using continuous shooting or single shot? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2010 16:46:21 GMT
I had my 70 - 300mm zoom on Tig and I was mostly using on continuous shooting.
Oh, and thanks for the nom !
FA x
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 19, 2010 16:49:53 GMT
Spent part of the afternoon trying to take picture of bees in flight around my garden (and in particular around my ornamental cherry which is absolutely full of blossom at the moment), Difficult subject, especially as I was trying to manually focus, rather than using autofocus, which I've been trying out lately. Managed to get 200 fuzzy blobs but a couple that I quite liked. FA x Love this the best - the colours are so bright and clear i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 19, 2010 16:58:39 GMT
I prefer this bee in flight because the photo tells the tale with the bee as central importance. It is very much like a portrait of that one bee staring you in the eye. Whereas the other photo speak of spring and spring flowers with the behinds of some bee in sight ;D The vague of the background and the flowers it is flying toward give it a painterly quality too. The harsh graphic effect a sharp leaf in the background would have given which would have cut the image harshly in two and might have given a dis balance is well tackled with the soft focus it gets now. That makes this one a well balanced interesting photo. Things might have been a bit sharper around the bee, more depth would have been perfect but hey you go tell a bee it is to hang stock still |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 19, 2010 18:22:10 GMT
Spent part of the afternoon trying to take picture of bees in flight around my garden (and in particular around my ornamental cherry which is absolutely full of blossom at the moment), Difficult subject, especially as I was trying to manually focus, rather than using autofocus, which I've been trying out lately. Managed to get 200 fuzzy blobs but a couple that I quite liked. FA x Great pics FA I like this one best. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif |
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Post by Tig on Jun 21, 2010 10:50:14 GMT
Think there may be plenty of Splish Splash seed this year ;D  x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 23, 2010 12:36:31 GMT
Lovely Tig - caught one inspecting one of my roses....  RF |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 23, 2010 17:09:35 GMT
Just been in the GH and found this bee on the aubergine - just sat there doing nothing....strange posture though!!  RF |
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 28, 2010 12:06:36 GMT
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Post by Jilly on Jun 29, 2010 12:27:45 GMT
Well caught BP I especially like this one, my bees are always to quick & I end up with loads of pics of bee's bums. Jillyx
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 29, 2010 12:43:30 GMT
Thanks for the nom Jilly. I usually get the odd one or two in focus, and hundreds of either blurry blobs or bums too!!
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 29, 2010 18:14:50 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 30, 2010 6:57:10 GMT
 Well caught BP I especially like this one, my bees are always to quick & I end up with loads of pics of bee's bums. Jillyx I like this one too. There are so many different types of bees visiting my garden but I never have the camera to had either.  I agree - well done Bagpuss - I have had sooo many flurry blobs..... RF |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 1, 2010 12:31:35 GMT
A couple from me...  This is absolutely covered in bees...   ooo forgot one..  RF |
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Over the years I've really gotten to love seeing the bees. ;D
but a couple that I quite liked.
