One never knows when opportunity will come knocking.
This morning, I was inside paying the bills and Joan was outside weeding and watering her flower bed. At about 10:15, I heard Joan call and given past experience, I came running camera in hand!
I surmised correctly! My wildlife-spotter-in-chief had discovered a robberfly with a bee! The insect took a couple of minutes after my arrival to settle down in a rhododendron right next to our deck and begin to eat.
Once it did, I could approach to the close focus distance of the ode rig and I began to work the angles in order to get a good (i.e. uncluttered) background. I took 94 frames in just over a half hour looking for variety in the background (via changes in angle and aperture) and in behavior.
Here are three images including another one those random events that occur in nature. The second bee in the last image could not have been in the area for more than 10 seconds; I have two frames (including this one) that include it. The first two images are cropped to about half of the original frame; the third image is about two-thirds of the original frame.
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Image #3 is outstanding, Frank! Is that a RescueBee in the background.
One question, though.
Why did you take the 91 others????
😉
Comment by Dana Lipp — 31 July 2011 @ 5:38 PM