Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Capturing a bee



85mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 320

Trying to capture a bee in flight proved to be a difficult. Tracking bees takes patience as they often fly in unpredictable patterns which makes it difficult to frame a photograph. What's more flowers and foliage make for 'busy' photographs and can distract from the main subject of a photo.

The colour version of this photo proved dull and unexciting. By converting it to black and white, and then playing with the colours I was able to give the flower a glow which I find appealing. The bee is a bit dark and there's a large dark patch in the background which is distracting.

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