Bee in Flight

What a stunning close-up; lovely colours and razor-sharp details.
Great work.

Thank you Jaap.............I'm very pleased you like this one!

This is an outstanding one*****************************************, and bee's wings are incredibly fast. But I'd rather have it like this, you can perceive movement, and if wings wre frozen it would not be so poetical, IMHO

Thank you so much Isabel.............I'm really glad you like it. I understand what you say, but personally I'd have liked the nearest wing to have been at least a bit more visible :-)

I know those "if only" moments very well Keith! However, I tend to agree with Isabel. I would be very happy with this shot. I love the detail captured in the Lamb's Tail! Great colours and so pretty!

Thanks Ross...............I think most photographers do :-)

I'm pleased you like the shot............but as I've said said to Isabel, I have liked the wing nearest to the camera to have at least been visible. Fussy, I know :-)))

Glad you like the Lamb's Tail too.............the bees really seem to like it, despite their tiny flowers.

You can't knock this one Keith,.. it's smack on,.. I reckon it would be very difficult to freeze the wing movement of these bees... so give yourself a pat on the back for this,.. // Dj.

Thank you David.............I'm pleased you like it and I agree how difficult it can be to freeze the motion of the wings. I'd still have liked the nearest wing to at least have been visible though :-)

Wow,ich knie vor dir lieber Keith,welch großartige Flugaufnahme mit der Schärfe und den Details der Biene das ist,das hast du ganz toll gemacht,bei solchen Schnappschüssen weiß man,warum das Hobby Fotografie so toll ist!Sowas gelingt nicht jeden Tag :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

You're very kind and generous with your comments Güni.........for which I thank you.

I lost count of the number of photos I deleted trying to get this one, but it was great fun!

Das hat jetzt mit den Speicherkarten den Vorteil,dass man viele Aufnahmen machen kann und die schlechten löscht,ich mache das auch immer lieber Keith,auf meiner Runde mache ich so ca 100-150 Fotos,ca 30% behalte ich,die anderen werden gelöscht:))

super SUPER picture KEITH
je hebt haar ook nog precies in die wiite bokeh achtergrond zodat ze nog beter uitkomt
echt SUBLIEM mijn vriend !

Such kind and generous comments Fred...........thank you so much.

Wow Keith, this must be one of my favourite photos of this year. I know you wish you had taken a faster shot, but really this is a perfect photo of this bee and the flower it's aiming for. I look at that flower, and I can imagine having it to put in my resin!!!!! Sorry. LOL

I'm please you think so Jenny...........thank you so much.

WAOUHHHH excellent+++

Thank you very much Roland............appreciated.

Im Landeanflug ! Toll den Moment erwischt ! Klasse Bild, Keith !

Many thanks Ulrich............I'm glad you like this one!

Superbe prise en plein vol*****

Top cliché Keith!!!

Thank you kind sir.............I'm pleased you like it.

You're very kind.........thank you.

Just…WOW….applause needed here, Keith!

Oooh, I do like a nice "wow"............thank you so much Diana!

Superbly caught!

Thank you Gudrun............much appreciated.

Eine brilliante Aufnahme, so detailreich und scharf! Du bist ein Meister des langen Teles, und ich beneide dich um diesen Schuss.

Thanks Wilhelm.......I'm very flattered by that!

This time last year I was struggling with this lens and I was seriously thinking of selling it........but I persevered with it and I do believe I'm getting the hang of it now. It's a slow lens which needs plenty of light and/or high iso, but you can work round that when processing nowadays.

wouha !!!