B-130 on Approach
Olympus E-510. Zuiko 100mm. 1/400 f8. ISO 100.
Auto focus wouldn’t lock on fast enough for this so I had to go manual focus. It took about 100 shots before I got it!
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mlgkats
cool flight action good clarity , well captured
hilarydougill
Macros and action shots do not come any better than this. Wondrous imagery and fantastic bee and colour
kjgordon
wow very cool shot
Antanas
PERFECT
geoff curtis
Like been said….......great shot.
Jan Piller
Excellent!!
Rebecca Cruz
What patience you have! It certainly paid off in this photograph, superb!
Mark Tisdale
Excellent! Great color – and the details! Wow, even a gleam in the bee’s eye! Well done sir!
Micki Ferguson
OMG I don’t give it a B I give it an A+
It is my first B picture I mean BEE :)
WOW!
I mean I see Dennis do Hummer’s but WOW :)
In flight BEE :)
:)
Janet Fikar
What a challenging shot. Good job.
peterlangman
WOW… you really should show off a bit more!!! fantastic..
Tom Gomez
You did a great job. Wonderful macro …
Gary L. Suddath
stunning work as this is for those who are most patience and presistant
Ellen
Dat heb je goed gedaan, Beautiful capture!
Samuel Pevehouse
amazing shot! I have a bee flight photo too… but yours it much better!! well done!
Cornelia Togea
super shot, + love the title!
CATNIPMEOW
well it was worth it ! Awesome capture !!!!! 2 cool -
davidmilne
Rewarded for your patience James,magnificent photgraph!!
Tom Vaughan
well done! (thank god for digital)
Judi Taylor
Wow! Stop action … I need a better camera …
This great .. and a bit interesting to see this guy close up. The eyes kinda creep me out … too many horror movies, I guess … lol
Great photography! I like the green background .. was he flying near a leaf?
berndt2
Great shot – well worth the time and patience expended!
Graeme Pettit ...
Super JK – I tried the same thing yesterday to try and get a macro of a hoverfly on the wing – managed 3 passable shots, but none as clear as this!
whisperingruth
Just brilliant detail James…....I can see every little hair on the little buzzer…...LOL!! Superb photogrpahy….............
Rany Lutz
Amazing freeze!!!!! Super capture!!
Sean Farragher
massive
Karl187
You got this through manual focus? Good God you must have the steadiest hands on the planet! You couldn’t buy a camera that would get an AF shot as good as this- the detail is crisp and perfectly in focus, plus you caught him at a great angle- and the background is blurred to perfection and doesn’t take anything away from the subject. Inspiring work.
jlynn
Love the title:) Very cool amazing image!
Linda Syms
Fantastic Capture
MaryO
Fantastictly good shot.
cdwork
Well worth the effort! Amazing macro
Ekascam
Looks like it was worth the trouble to me mate, now you can sit back & enjoy the comments you deserve, great work!!
Simon Mears
his wings are going 16 to the dozen.. absolutely top notch quality work… good things come to those who are patient with their bees, and you had a super subject here. wonderful colours.. vast detail.. inspiring is the word
Kathleen Stephens
This is a stunning piece of photography! I fight with autofocus and small images. Going manual isn’t any easier. You have endless patience and determination. Great work! (I’m still waiting for the bees to appear.)
Kathleen Stephens
BTW – have you given him a name yet?
cherylc1
incredible catch!!
jbouzou
Amazing capture, James !!!
~ Selle
I had no idea bees could be so pretty!
Gilberte
that’s a unicum James so perfect
Miron Abramovici
WOW! WOW!
Magee
So good!!
Heather Rivet...
dang you are good at these..fantastic
Arlene Zapata
And the 99 other tries are incredibly worth it for this one! Fantastic skillz James!
Jennifer Woodward
He he! Nice shot… and I though I was patient! Excellent!! :-)
Liv Stockley
Brilliant capture and a very good title :-)
Al Bourassa
Great work. I don’t particularly care for Autofocus, much prefer manual, but my present camera doesn’t give me that option.
Maureen Bloesch
AWESOME macro shot!
Michael Bermi...
lol
Great Title
Kurt Tutschek
wow – perfect catch
handprintz
Wow gotta love this shot,beautifully captured,straight to the fav’s!
fabricedeloor
WOAW!!!
Deborah H. Benoit
I love this!
Shane Walton
Brilliant !! that must have taken some skill to get that.
micmac
sooo coooool !!!! Beautiful shot.
geisha
wow!
Ken Boxsell
My hat goes off to you James. A very difficult macro indeed. Nice work mate
Hiroko
WoW! Beautiful
ECGardner
Wow, now that is an action shot! And I know from lots of experience that this is a damn hard shot to get, as well. I have been trying like crazy to get butterflies in flight, and out of about 1000 shots (literally) over 4 days, I managed 4 that were in focus. Only 4! So I consider it a testament to your exceptional skills with the camera that you got this in only 100 shots, lol. This is magnificent, James.
J.K. York replied
hey Erin. at least bees hover for moments. butterflies in flight don’t ever hover or follow any set flight plan :) i tried the BF in flight tight and gave up !!! Now, if I were in the Botanical Butterfly Garden in Gainesville, I might stand a better chance, lol.
Per E. Gunnarsen
Hey J.K! Super cool bumblebee image, and your patience gave me an instant fav
Jane Keats
You must bee really patient! Great shot and i like the title :o)
Jocelyn Hyers
Absolutely stunning! Breathtaking …. fantastic capture …
jesika
Superb capture
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Régis Charpentier
Oh I imagine how it’s difficult to get rights settings for capture this one.
Wonderul and title so funny!