I have become a little obsessed with nature photography over recent weeks. I’ve spent ages and ages on some nearby common land taking photographs of insect life, including this bee collecting pollen.
I have taken so many images of honey bees, bumbles bees, butterflies, crickets and so on. I think the hot weather has encouraged the plant life to go wild and with it, the insect population has boomed.
I made several attempts to try and snap bees collecting pollen before I took this shot. I’ve learned there’s a certain trick to it.
You have to approach from the correct angle so as not to cause any shadow. You then have to be very quick as, rather like butterflies, bees move on fast!
Ideally I’d have liked the upper half of the bee’s body to be in perfect focus, but I like the detail elsewhere in the image. You can see a little pollen on the legs, I love the incredible detail in the bee’s wings, and the fact you can see the fine hairs on the bee’s body.
Do you ever attempt nature photography? If so, what’s your favourite image? I’d like to know as I’ve got loads of images on my memory cards and I can’t decide which I like the most! You can expect me to share some more over the weeks to come.
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8 thoughts on “Collecting pollen”
Brilliant work John. There is a real art to capturing them in action
Thank you for linking up
Those wings are amazing, great photo #MySundayPhoto
I love wings, on any insect. They just looks so delicate, I’m always amazed at the job they do. Sound engineering, obviously. Lovely capture, John. Can’t wait to see more 🙂 #MySundayPhoto
Hi John, excellent detail! The time you’ve spent stalking insects has paid off and I am quite envious of your photo! The detail you have captured is amazing from the veins in it’s delicate wings to the fine hairs on its body.
I do like attempting nature photography, a few years ago I managed to get a photograph of a leopard snake (totally non-venomous, but quite an impressive looking snake). It was a lucky shot I was out on my bike early one morning and it was crossing a quiet country road, that is probably one of my personal favourites. Other than that, like you, I am never sure which photos are my favourites.
xx
Such a lovely summer photo, nature at its best
A beautiful capture with such detail – nature photography, especially of insects, is pretty trick but so fun! #MySundayPhoto
Bees are so hard to get fully in focus. They are very satisfying to capture though. So much intricate detail on their bodies and wings. Fantastic photo! #MySundayPhoto
That’s a fabulous close-up of the bee collecting pollen. I love watching them buzzing around the flowers but I can never capture them as well as I would like to.