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I am still trying out different things with the Lumix G9II. One being to see how steady I can get the image when trying to focus on a very small subject, using my big birding lens. At full extension, my long lens acts as a macro lens, and gives me the opportunity to play with macro photography. I don’t have to get really close or having any fancy macro equipment. I am sure the image above would have had my neighbours laughing as they watched me trying to squat low enough to capture this moment. I really should have taken a stool outside but bumble bees wait for no man!
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The next three images (above and below) are a sequence that were taken in the wind at Staglands. My friend was laughing about the fact that we drove all the way to Staglands and struggled to get a carpark. Queued to get through the gate into the park, just so I could photograph a bumble bee! Crazy? Maybe. Regardless I am really enjoying playing with the bees.
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The final image in this post was also at Staglands on some wild roses. I don’t have any roses in my garden so there was an opportunity to get something different along with the bee.
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All of these images were captured using the Panasonic Lumix G9II and Leica DG 100-400 lens.