Bees busy at work
Canon 5DIII camera with a Canon 70-200mm lens at 200mm: 1/1000th of a second at f/4 on ISO 400
I walked along the Bow River at the west end of Baker Park. The pathway was quiet and I was happy to see a deer bedded down for an afternoon’s rest staring at me passively as I stopped for a second and then carried on. Always a good indication that things are pretty calm.
Canon 5DIII camera with a Canon 70-200mm lens at 140mm: 1/320th of a second at f/10 on ISO 1600
When I turned around and walked back upstream, I took an interest in a group of soft purple wildflowers. The wind was pushing them gently and I was thinking about a long exposure blur. Watching them more closely, they were hosting a steady line of pollen collectors. These bees and wasps were buzzing from one blossom to the other.
Canon 5DIII camera with a Canon 70-200mm lens at 200mm: 1/1000th of a second at f/4 on ISO 400
Canon 5DIII camera with a Canon 70-200mm lens at 200mm: 1/1000th of a second at f/4 on ISO 400
I wished for my macro lens but the 70-200mm I had with me coupled with some decent cropping resulted in something close to what I was envisioning.
Canon 5DIII camera with a Canon 70-200mm lens at 200mm: 1/1600th of a second at f/4 on ISO 400
The flowers knitted in tight clusters along the path occupied my attention for the rest of the walk. Even when the creatures had been left behind, my eyes stayed with them.
Canon 5DIII camera with a Canon 70-200mm lens at 75mm: 1/125th of a second at f/16 on ISO 400
Christopher Martin Photography 
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August 12, 2013 at 5:17 am
Nice clear shots-I enjoy watching the bees at their work.
August 10, 2013 at 8:50 pm
You really captured the peacefulness of that walk. If you’re going to only have one lens along that 70-200 does a lot of things pretty well.
August 10, 2013 at 4:34 pm