Manzanita Bee

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Description

We have some manzanita trees and they are blossoming now. I thought I’d try to capture a bee working on it. BTW, I hear that manzanita makes for some very tasty honey. This was quite a challenge. The little buggers don’t hold still much.

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Cropping? Anything else?

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/2000th, f 9.0, 1260mm, ISO 1600, cropped to 1686 x 1870

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Dave an excellent image here. I can’t imagine the challenges you had with the big lens on a monopod and the constant movement of the bee. Slightly different looking bee than I can recall seeing…very nice indeed… :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Nice job on this one, Dave. I did some bee shots last summer with a similar rig and it worked pretty well. Detail looks excellent.

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I love it just the way it is! Nice work!

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Wow, this is super! Great structural flow from the flowers to the bee. Nice framing and texture, too. I think that the crop works with the bee centered. In the largest view it’s obvious it’s a big crop, but it still brings a smile. A couple months and bees will be buzzing here, too. Thanks for the preview.

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Dave, sometimes big lenses work nice for macro. You don’t have to get close and disturb the subject and you gain a nice smooth BG. Nice details in the bee and the flowers seem to be pointing at him. Nicely done.

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Dave: Really good use of your long lens and a fine result. Terrific detail on the critter especially. Most excellent. >=))>

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Thanks, Bill. I love this lens. It’ll shoot everything from 4 feet to the moon and everything in between.

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Really nice detail, Dave. I often use a big lens for macro, but hand-held, as I avoid tripods as best I can. Fine work, especially catching the bee with a monopod!

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Very good, Dave. Amazing sharp details and well framed. The colors and fine details are amazing, awesome shot.