Stocking Up

Posted by
Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 28 July 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

I was out in my yard with my macro lens on Thursday to see about getting a few shots of my coneflowers. I was fortunate enough to have this little bee who was all covered in pollen to pose for me very patiently. It was on the windy side so it took a few shots before I managed to get a couple that I could actually use. This was my favorite.

The tripod was pretty useless under the windy conditions, so I shot hand-held which I don't normally do with the macro lens since the focus is so darn finicky. I went for a high key exposure on this and then when I was processing it to post I realized that black and white was perfect for it.

I've been asked about the original so I decided to post this link so that you can have a look at the color original.

NIKON D200 1/400 second F/3.5 ISO 500 60 mm

Coming back to AM3 after a long hiatus. I hope to be more active in the coming months.

NIKON D200
1/400 second
F/3.5
ISO 500
60 mm

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bee
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coneflower