1st Bee macro shoot

[mack1time]

My first time trying to macro such fast moving scatter brained insects.....
I was also reversing the lens by hand so bear with me, I am nowhere near as good as some of the pros here!!!!!

After a few of these

I got 2 of these

 

[tirediron]

Given the circumstances, pretty darn good!

 

[The Dread Pirate Robins]

Okay, that does it. I need to just save my coins and go get a macro lens.

My favorite is the last one. It's really crisp. The colors really punch out. I used to help my dad and some other folks with their beehives, and I would suit up in the beekeeper outfit and go out and face down whole hives of these insects. They are fascinating creatures. I wish my reaction to bee stings wasn't steadily worsening.