Next to the field where my daughter and I kick the ball around there is a patch of thistles (I think) that the bees just love. I took the camera with me to play with some settings and reamed off a series of really quick shots. I don't have much time at the PC still but I cropped them down from 3:4 to 16:10 as I like the thinner format for Steem. I took quite a few shots however and I don't have time to process them properly but, I thought these ones were a little bit more interesting to look at than 'just a bee' doing its thing.
I have been trying to capture a clear picture of a bee in flight but I am struggling to get the settings right. Any advice is welcome. I am using a pretty slow lens and extension tubes which means I need to bump up the shutter and light but, I still want some detail. I like this shot a lot though.
I like seething the bees clambering around the flowers and when frozen in images, they can have some quite interesting poses. I know that people don't care but I have found it amazing at how fast some animals, birds, bugs are able to move their bodies with such precision. Humans are pretty useless when it comes to using our bodies, let alone quickly. We are just lucky we ended up with opposable thumbs and a brain to make tools to do things for us.
I also like this image of the bee just about to take flight as it appears to notice the camera at this point and looks indecisive. Perhaps she was thinking, 'should I sacrifice myself and sting that sucker?'
This one is just cute. Look at that bees' butt. I also find it interesting that when we capture images of animals on camera we grant them human characteristics like I did just before. We are able to see familiar human expressions in their eyes and extract human emotions from their body language and behaviours as if, we know what it is like to be a bee.
I think it would be interesting to see what was possible if humans were part of such a dedicated community though. Perhaps Hivemind will be an indicator, perhaps not but, I am really awaiting its arrival.
Taraz
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