Description

Back in early April I spent 5 hours between 8:00-13:00 at a friend’s backyard, trying to get flight shots of bees. They frequently stop and hover in one place, but only for a 2-3 seconds, making it very difficult to focus and shoot. These are the two best pictures out of 60 that I took that day.

I added links to large versions of both, + a third, bit different picture.


Solitary bee (Anthophora urbana)
Tempe, AZ, 2/4/08


First picture
Focal length: 90mm
FNumber: 10
Exposure time: 1/800
Exposure bias: -1/3
ISO speed: 200
Time: 10:07

Second Picture
Focal length: 90mm
FNumber: 10
Exposure time: 1/640
Exposure bias: -2/3
ISO speed: 200
Time: 12:15