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Old 06-07-2009, 07:40 PM
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Yesterday I tried to take some pictures of a bee. We have a bush in our garden that attract bee's - it's funny because there are normally 3-4 bees in this small bush - trying to get honny from the small red flowers;-) Even though there were a lot of bees - it was quite difficulte to get a good shot. If you want to see some of my tries - look at my Flickr page.

I used my Canon 50mm with a +2 diopter. To be sure that I could use ISO 100 - I used speedlite. People that walked on the sidewalk at my house looked a bit puzzled when I used my flash in the sunshine

EXIF: Exposure: 1/200s, Aperture: f/4.0, Focal Length: 50 mm (+2 diopter), ISO Speed: 100 , Flash: On, Fired

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Old 06-07-2009, 09:18 PM
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I think you did a great job with the bee. I would crop out that flower on the left that got blown out in color. That would put more accent on the bee also.
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