Prepare for landing !

My best effort at catching one in flight ! Must try harder and get him from the front next time !

Best viewed large.

GX20, Sigma 105 Macro and 21mm extension tube.

Regards

George

Uploaded14/03/2012 - 09:08

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodySAMSUNG GX20

Shutter Speed1/1600

Aperturef/8

LensN/A

ISO400

Focal Length105mm

Unique Views / Likes0/0

TagsBee in flight, bees, macro

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Date Taken	13/03/2012 - 15:03
Make	SAMSUNG DIGITAL IMA
Model	SAMSUNG GX20
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/1600
Aperture	f/8
ISO	400
Focal Length	105mm
Lens	N/A

QuestionableC... QuestionableCarrot

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Posted 14/03/2012 - 10:13 Link

Thats a cracking capture

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tyronet2000 tyronet2000

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14 years
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Posted 14/03/2012 - 13:32 Link

A good capture from any angle.

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jeeess1967 jeeess1967

283 posts
14 years

Posted 14/03/2012 - 14:52 Link

Great shot.

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davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
13 years
Sheffield,
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Posted 14/03/2012 - 21:37 Link

It doesn't matter that it's not from the front George, this is a great capture.

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szgabor szgabor

84 posts
15 years
Budapest,
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Posted 19/03/2012 - 04:40 Link

davidstorm wrote:
It doesn't matter that it's not from the front George, this is a great capture.

Regards
David

I fully agree with David.

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carmagw carmagw

845 posts
15 years
Sheffield

Posted 28/03/2012 - 08:44 Link

Thanks for the comments. I was quite please with this as the plain of focus is so thin that the bee is in and out of focus in the blink of an eye. There were a lot of duff attempts !!

Regards

George