The ever elusive bee capture.

[GentryDixon]

I took a number of them, and this was the only one that I was somewhat happy with. I like the way the Russian Sage looks. And I got the wings of the bee!

Using my 8 year old KonikaMinolta Dimage Z20.

[handmade34]

1. I agree

I like how the wings show up...

[alfredo]

2. And the body is the color of honey

[GentryDixon]

5. We have an abundance of bees in our

yard this year. And dragonflies. The dragonflies are impossible to catch!

[alfredo]

7. We have had an abundance bumblebees. They really like Coneflowers.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

14. Unless you get lucky and catch them sunning

[GentryDixon]

15. That is breathtaking.

How I would love to get a shot like that!

This is as close as I get: Dragonfly on Dragonfly....

[GentryDixon]

6. Also the way the snout

is buried in the flower.

[groundloop]

3. Those little things can be a handful to photograph

Earlier this year I decided to attempt shooting some carpenter bees in flight and on flowers, they certainly don't stay in one spot for very long.

Nice photo.

[GentryDixon]

4. Thanks!

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. Great shot!

It takes a lot of snaps to get a good one. Here's one I got last summer

[GentryDixon]

9. Nice.

I love the flutter of the wings.

[groundloop]

10. OK, since we're hijacking Gentry's thread.....

Here's one of mine. Taken with a Canon T4i, 70-200 @f4, and 1/2500 sec. Hope you don't mind.

[GentryDixon]

11. It's all right with me.

I like the clarity. I can't seem to get that.

[Solly Mack]

12. I like that!

[GentryDixon]

13. Thanks!