Shooting at bees

After the first spring photos to the Prunoideae growing in my garden (see the plum dragons) I'd have liked to complete the set giving some space to the remaining Maloideae: my pear tree (Pyrus communis) and my nashi tree (Pyrus pyrifolia). Anyway, in this period, the pervasive and pungent ad nauseam fragrance of their flowers have attracted storms of bees; and so, I suddenly changed subject for my session. These photos are the best I could do (it is not simple to follow the inebriated and ecstatic dance of an industrious bee with a telephoto lens); every picture is a crop of the original, let's say in a ratio of 1 to 2. Saturation very high during the acquisition; crop in post-processing.

From Api

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @250mm; 1/640 sec, f/8.0; ISO 200.

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @250mm; 1/1600 sec, f/8.0; ISO 200.

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @250mm; 1/640 sec, f/8.0; ISO 200.

Plum Dragons

Last week I accepted the challenge of a Plum tree (Prunus Domestica) growing behind home. The shady position and the late time (about half past seven PM) didn't granted me a good execution, as other times; I had to fall back upon the evil 800 ISO from my Canon EOS 450D, filling with noise my bokehs, and upon exposure times not greater than one sixtieth of a second. The prominent blur is studied; wide open diaphragm and focus on details of the flower dragons. During the capture I rather desaturated the colours and shifted the color temperature to about 6500K, in order to create a soft but warm feeling. During post-processing I slightly increased the light.
In a forthcoming morning, before the dragons wither, I will take another photo session.

From Fiori di Susino

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @109mm; 1/60 sec, f/5.0; ISO 800.

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @179mm; 1/60 sec, f/5.6; ISO 800.

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @250mm; 1/60 sec, f/5.6; ISO 800.

Canon EOS 450D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @194mm; 1/60 sec, f/5.6; ISO 800.