Here's a couple of pics taken in my back garden, in summer.

Landing Gear Down.



Blue Tit



Camera and lens: Canon 30D, Sigma 50-500 EX DG HSM lens.

Hoverfly


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Canon 30D, Tamron SP 90mm F2.8 macro.

Hey Mick,

Not sure where all you folks are getting thses great bee shots going towards the flowers. You are the second person I have seen with something quite so nice. Very well done. Would you mind sharing a bit of info about the set-up on the first one?

James

James, thanks for the comments.

Not much to say about the setup. I was waiting for my macro lens to arrive, so decided to have a wander around my garden with the Sigma 50-500 attached. Zoomed out to around 300mm, and just rattle off a couple of shots. I was lucky enough to catch this one flying between two flowers.

Shot was hand held (All my shots are), and the image is cropped to around a third of it's original size. (I'm a firm believer in cropping)

Exif info

Camera Model Canon EOS 30D
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens 50.0 - 500.0 mm
Focal Length 313.0 mm
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Daylight
AF Mode AI Focus AF
Picture Style Standard

Hope this helps, and thanks again.