Honey bee bathing in pollen
Checking out my tomato plants and started watching this bee fly from flower to flower.
Checking out my tomato plants and started watching this bee fly from flower to flower.
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Location
This photo was taken in my home in Albuquerque.Time
This photo was taken late morning after I had finished watering the garden. I had noticed the biggest bee I have ever seen flying around and I was trying to get a picture to show my family.Lighting
The sun was bright, mid-day. I was curious about what kind of shot I would be able to get. Chose to set the camera on auto just to see what would happen.Equipment
I used my Nikon D3500, with my Nikkor 70-300 mm lens. No tripod, no flash.Inspiration
I was looking at taking a photo with a bee in action. I noticed this big bumblebee in my garden and wanted to get a close up of him to compare to the smaller bees I usually see. I had taken several shots of him diving into the flowers on my tomato plants, but was thrilled to get one with him rolling head over heels in the pollen. I shared the picture with my children and said this was the coolest picture I have ever taken.Editing
I did put the photo in my photoshop and added a little depth of field. I wanted to blur the edges out a little and put the main focus on the bee and what he was doing.In my camera bag
I am new to photography. I have my Nikon D3400, my kit lenses and two extra that I have been practicing with. One is a digital 50 mm lens and a new Altura super macro lens. I have added a cleaning kit, battery charger and extra batteries and a few extra memory cards.Feedback
My advice would be to look around, find an interesting subject and see what you can capture. I have spent most of my late mornings and mid afternoons in my garden watching the insects that come around and trying to get a picture of them. Spending time observing the world around me has given me new insight to pictures I want to try. While I have been afraid of bees my entire life I found with my longer lens I could get a real close up while keeping my distance.
