Shane Richardson, Backyard Bees (ANIMAL 2024)

I was sitting out on the back patio having my morning coffee when i noticed the bees around the rosemary bush one morning so I decided to grab my new camera and lens and proceeded to shoot the bees as this was the first time I had shot anything like this I was pretty excited with my initial results but knew I could do better so over the next few weeks I spent hours outside capturing the bees as they went about their daily business of collecting pollen for their hives. It ended up being a really fun few weeks as I shot at different times of the day and in different lighting conditions continuously refining my technique in the hope of getting that perfect capture whilst at the same time really getting to know my camera and after lots of patience and perseverance I finally came away with some great images! images shot with Sony A7iv and Sony FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS Ⅱ

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