Hello all who have a mind to check out my blog. For those of you just joining us, here you'll find photos that don't quite fit on my website. A plus to viewing my photos here compared to my facebook page is that I take the time to explain each photo is some way shape or form. This image, above, I shot just a couple hours ago while myself and many others awaited the arrival of the bus to take us home from a drill weekend. The weekend was a long one, but many things were accomplished. Because of the busy schedule (and overall lack of anything interesting) I was unable to shoot as much as I would have liked to. It didn't come to me right away, but after a while of sitting outside by this flower bed I noticed a potential photo. After I shot the first one I noticed yet another, so on and so forth. I have a saying for this...sometimes the fire may be difficult to start, but once you get it going...
I used an aperture of F2.8 to achieve the blown out background.
By stepping several feet to the left from the photo you see above this one I was able to compose the shot you see here. The twisted shape drew my eye to what you see in the foreground. The rest fell into place fairly quickly. F2.8 again.
I learned real quick that macro photography with a rapid moving subject requires a flash. I did have one in my bag at the time, but the bees moved from flower to flower to quick and I didn't want to miss a shot. So instead of nailing a tack sharp bee, this time, I focused on the center of the flower. The colors, lines and shape are a plus too.
I wasn't a hundred percent sure I would keep this one, but the colors, lines and overall composition are too interesting to toss. What do you think?
A slight over exposure mixed with a huge aperture results in the style of image you see here.
