Last Sunday I took my children out for the afternoon to a nearby petting farm. It was a gloriously sunny day and I came across a patch of land that seemed to have been sown with meadow grass.
The mix of flowers was beautiful and the colours truly stunning. Some of the flowers were attracting huge numbers of bees.
This gave me the opportunity to do something I’ve been wanting to do for ages; get a close-up image of a bee while collecting pollen. This was the best of the images I took. It’s not quite what I was hoping for, so I’ll keep trying, but It’s a start and the what mesmerises me is the detail of the bee’s wings.
I took the picture in close-up mode, something I am experimenting with more frequently. Shutter speed was 1/500 sec, aperture f5.6, focal length 55mm and ISO 100. Â Just so you can see it, here is the meadow grass itself.
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33 thoughts on “Hiding in the meadow grass”
I just love areas like that, the scattering of flowers are perfect. Lovely photo x
Yeah, it was a beautiful spot. Last year those were vegetable beds, this year, meadow flowers.
A beautiful photo incredible detail not sure I would have the patience to capture that kind of photo #mysundayphoto
Thanks Nigel, it took a few attempts but I think I got there in the end!
Great photos, love the colour!
The colours of the meadow grass are great aren’t they? Thanks for commenting.
Stunning! Did you have to spend long with the lens pointed at the bee?
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Not too long as it happens. I often mess these shots up so I was delighted to take a usable macro image!
Amazing detail. I am never quick enough to capture them.
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It was a rare shot for me Darren. One of my first proper attempts at macro photographer and this bee stayed still long enough for me to do my thing!
Those flowers are so pretty and what a wonderful close up of the bee collecting the pollen 🙂
Thank you Louise, it was fun taking this shot. One of my first attempts at doing macro photography.
It looks like a fabulous place. Fantastic photo. I love how you can see details you wouldn’t ordinary catch. You should do more of it! 🙂 #MySundayPhoto
Thanks Tara, I plan to do some more macro photography so watch this space!
Hi John, I’s also love to get a closeup of a bumbler collecting pollen, but they seem to hear me coming. I love the detail of the bees ‘fur’, it looks almost cuddly.
The meadow flowers look very pretty too.
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Don’t the flowers look amazing? I put a shot on Instagram as it happens and it proved very popular indeed.
Great photo. I used to be obsessed with trying to get a photo of a bee collecting pollen and it really isn’t easy! I’m blaming my lens…
Yes, good idea, blame the lens! Or the camera. Or the lens and the camera! Whatever, good luck in future, sure you’ll get there in the end.
Stunning!! Beautiful picture 🙂
I love walks like this.. I took a picture just like this yesterday,
Great minds and all that 🙂
You said it Claire, great minds do think alike!
The colours are stunning – no wonder the bee wanted to be there. Well on capturing it too – great detail on the flowers 🙂
Thanks Victoria, you can expect more maacro photography from me in the weeks to come.
I do love wild flowers, this collection is so stunning and it looks like the bee is having a feast.
It certainly does, doesn’t it? I was going to plant meadow grass in my own garden this year but couldn’t get any seed sadly.
Stunning photos!
Thank you Laura, glad you like them. One of my first attempts at macro photography.
Nice to se the wild flowers are attracting the wildlife. I love the detail in the ( I think they are called) stamen sticking out of the flowers.
Stamen, thank you! I was trying to remember the word too!
What lovely Meadow Grass, and well done on your capture off the Bee. Sadly Macro photography really isn’t my thing either as I lose so much detail. Perhaps a higher f. for deeper depth of field and a telephoto lens? But dont hold me to it though! #MySundayPhoto
I am very inexperiened at macro photogrpahy, this was one of my first attempts. As it happens, I will soon be investing in a telephoto lens! Will let you know how I get on.
Love how the bee really stands out against the flowers. They are always hard to photograph as they move around but always a lovely subject =) #mysundayphoto
Well, I think that’s pretty good for a first attempt 🙂 Love the colours of all the flowers, beautiful x
Thanks Sara, I now need to build on my experience.