Whoo-hoo! My get-pushed challenge this week is to capture an object, person or animal in mid air. Fun! Two things on my bucket list for this summer have been a bee in flight (I know, lots have already done this, but I really have wanted to capture one) and the biplane that buzzes our beach and sometimes even closer ( http://365project.org/taffy/365/2013-07-15). So, today was my lucky day! I captured this using my new full frame D600 with mega-pixels so I was able to crop quite a bit and not lose much clarity. Taken this evening during the golden hour in one of the flower/herb beds in our yard.
He is so cUTE! I have captured "carpenter bees" which look like cute bumblebees in flight, but not a real bumble bee. Carpenters have shiny shells on the back half..yuck. Not fuzzy stuff. This is great
@espyetta I always wondered what the difference was between the ones I've been able to shoot and the more idealized bumblebees. Thanks for clarifying! This guy was a chubby one!!
@timandelke Thanks Elke -- I actually used the new camera body a little today along with the manual and a book I bought for it. I figured out how to unlock the focus that wasn't letting me choose a focal point -- it took forever but now I think I'll start using it more. That was driving me nuts.
