How to Photograph Bees in Flight - with Australian Macro Maestro, Bruce Malcolm

[@pthomas36]

What a great video! That stick idea is simple genius. Very grateful to Bruce for being such a wellspring of incredibly detailed information. He speaks about 95% relevant information, all the time. Colour me inspired!

[@kerryngriffis8091]

Just jumped over to discord, been wanting to find other macro photographers to chat with, get advice and critique from so I'm super chuffed that there's a place for that 😀

[@MrZooBreak]

Wow! I've spent so many hours trying to photograph bees, but I never had a setup like this!!!

[@Hrishi1970]

Extrordinary to see Bees photographed in flight!!

[@natureoncommand]

Bruce, you are very talented. You have taken beautiful photos. Allan, thank you for sharing Bruces beautiful bee photos and his knowledge 👍 #savethebees ♥️

[@JH-qv3xv]

Some great tips. Thanks

[@odarrien]

Phenomenal images!!! I've not gone out and done insects for about a year and I miss it. I'm aiming to go out today and was browsing for inspiration... Thank you for sharing these images and the thought process behind it.

[@hanklevesque426]

Thanks Allan for introducing us to Bruce Malcolm and his photography. As I was watching, it occurred to me that his method of camera on table with four flashes is exactly the way I learned to shoot hummingbirds. Camera with wireless remote on tripod at 1/200, f/11, ISO 100, 3 very close lights on the subject at 1/64 power, 1 flash on background, and only a single, one station feeder remaining after all others temporarily removed. It stopped the wing beats. Duh - never thought to use the technique on bees. Also, latest PBS Nature (S40, Ep1) entitled My Garden of a Thousand Bees is a must watch.

[@colinmorris949]

Fantastic video , love the banter!

[@SnapFaze]

Amazing photographs thanks for sharing.

[@philipatkinson1532]

Incredible photos. And I’d be in our garden trying it right now, by the plant that attracts 20 bumblebees at all times, all times except winter that is. Guess what? Winter damn it! At my age will I remember by spring? Certainly going to try. And the ‘chit chat’, that was just as enjoyable. I never heard of the gold coast either, and I too remember the x-ray machine in shoe shops, still alive, we didn’t change our shoes much then.

[@JenJen131409]

Thank you so much for the great video and tips!

[@MacroAnurag]

This is amazing! Thanks a lot for inspiring.

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Quite amazing!

[@aquaterraro]

Thanks ! Great work !

[@d.k.1394]

Great Aussie photographer

[@richardpill8322]

Excellent Allan, many thanks.

[@19Photographer76]

Thanks Allan and Bruce, great presentation. I made a wire shirt hanger rig back in the 80s that attached to my lens. It was a double wire with a loop or 'trap' for my subject to camera distance. I wan't very patient back then.

[@dpmedhurst]

Fantastic. Thanks for posting such wonderful images.

[@lianvandenheever6387]

I agree , bees are not easy, but it's do-able. You need good light, patience and persistance. Excellent photos , Bruce

[@pdxjmorris]

Wonderful video - great thanks to you and your guest!

[@jeffholmes1362]

Really enjoyed that Allan. I’m keen to get out and give it a go

[@dougedwards7570]

totally awesome presentation - thank you :)

[@chrishilton6378]

Amazing photos and a really interesting technique with the focal plane. I've often taken breaks at work and went out onto our grounds with my macro lens and practiced shooting bees in flight and on flowers. If you can track a bee, in a breeze, moving from flower to flower almost anything else is easy pickings. The comforting part of this video was that I was doing a lot of the things Bruce was doing. I just need more bursting and some sticks!

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

Hey Chris, your other comment about the 70-200mm Z vanished, but I wanted to say that yes, absolutely the same adapter will turn that lens into a tube lens for the Nikon objective. Good to go!

[@notdisclosed7053]

Thoroughly enjoyable, excellent video, thank you.

[@jayayy]

Great stuff. I'm also really looking forward to your Geography for beginners course.

[@usernamemykel]

Um, Florida also has a "Gold Coast"...

[@vijaypatel1040]

Amazing and insightful, thank you.

[@5RustyBin]

that was amazing

[@fotoguy3917]

Thanks Bruce and Allan for sharing such very helpful information! I’m inspired! Great photos and thanks for the realistic description of how many photos it takes to get a few keepers.. even from an expert like you!!

[@garypocklington3396]

I can only echo what others have said. Entertaining, informative a wonderful video!

[@carcus566]

Very informative. Very entertaining. I am excited to give it a go. Thank you both for taking the time to make this video.

[@dunnymonster]

Amazing photos and a unique perspective to macro photography ☺️

[@michaelranger9104]

Learnt so much thanks

[@d.k.1394]

Great vid

[@timoohlsen]

Thanks Allan and Bruce for sharing your tips & tricks. I watched the video with great interest. I am based in Melbourne and have a garden full of bees. Looking forward to try it all out with the new MF 12s.

[@victorgiacaglia3031]

Increíble quiero más, por favor

[@GlennMartinez]

Aloha from Hawaii, most outstanding interview. I would love to see a series of interviews with your students' best attempts or accomplishments. I think it would make for great conversation in the photo community with meaningful sights. Hey, great looking blue shirt! Like the wood wall back drop, very earthy. I think folks like the "conversation". I am tired of "fast talking" excited presenters that just shout out like they have 90 second's limit. My Aussie wife, Liz loved the connection, and that Aussie's will "do the hard work" to accomplish a goal. I remember in the days of 36mm film, we said if we got 2 or 3 shots per roll, we were doing great. Digital makes "one out of a thousand" affordable and doable. Thanks for making the effort to put together this presentation!

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

Thanks Glenn! For the comment and the blue shirts!

[@d.k.1394]

Informative

[@usernamemykel]

Certainly, Bruce is the "bees knees" of bees-in-flight macro photography!

[@RaySweeting]

Brilliant thank you

[@keeskraaijeveld4704]

Very nice!!I'm gonna read more about it. Btw: that time zone stuff is really strange... over here we have a normal CET :)

[@usernamemykel]

I'm confused about shutter speed settings when used with flash. Do we normally strive for satisfying the exposure triangle 's "correct exposure", disregarding the flash? Since the flash will normally, because of it's brightness, make ambient light pretty much irrelevant, does it matter what shutter speed we use (as long as we don't exceed the flash sync limit of course)? And, how important is the shutter speed anyway - since the flash will "freeze" the subject's movement? I figure, that in macro photography, I'd want a large D of F, so I'd choose perhaps f/16, and I'd either manually choose a low ISO (or go for automatic ISO). Normally, based upon those settings, I'd select a shutter speed which complements the requirements for a "correct exposure" - but what about the flash????? How MUCH flash? How to figure it out (especially before the creatures flits away)? Many thanks in advance for knowledgeable responses!

[@mrrcassidy]

Super!

[@ingolfkuntz3704]

Thanks, Allan and Bruce, for this interesting, informative and enjoyable half hour, great! I'm excited to try this myself! But sad to say, fall is coming here in central Europe in big steps. The first autumn storm has crossed Germany during the last 2 days and it is becoming colder and colder and most of the insects - including bees - dies or disappears into their winter habitats ... and the warm Gold Coast is so far, far from here and so I have to wait until next spring, oh snap!

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

We could go drop in on Bruce when the snow starts!

[@jjq9th]

WOW ❤

[@smiffy5467]

Great images, tried this myself so I can relate to how hard it is... BTW 1000 images a day you'll need a new shutter every six months 😂👍🇬🇧

[@mondujar279]

Thanks Allan for another great video, it was lovely seeing my Discord mate Bruce. I am just worried that this fame will go to his head and he will be above talking to me now. I might give the bee shots a go but it’s winter coming and there aren’t any about. My best method is gluing insects to sticks but I need to quit that as it’s probably against the U.K. law. Everything is against the U.K. law these days, even thinking wrong. So I have stopped thinking, can you tell?

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

You're safe, Andy. Nobody is going to think you are thinking. I've been getting away with it for years. It was great to have Bruce on and I am so happy to see the great response he has received - well earned. Then I forgot to post the video to Discord. Typical. Check out the post there, where I ask if anyone has something fascinating to share with their fellow photographers, you know, stuff like aviation photography, macro, or aviation photography....

[@mondujar279]

@@AllanWallsPhotography My wife does that, repeats until she gets results. I pretend I am deaf usually like most men. (Are we still allowed to say men? Ok like most larger human beings who choose to identify as trouser wearer) I’m too old for this world 🌎

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

@@mondujar279 Sorry... you say something?

[@Photosbytw]

Bruce is the type of gentleman you'd wanna share a pint with.....

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

That is pretty much how this came about - I was thinking exactly the same thing! How are you, Terry!? Long time.

[@Photosbytw]

@@AllanWallsPhotography Hi Allan, I'm fine. Too many projects, upgraded my workstation to 3 monitors and reworked my macro stage. Now, I have to convince my wife that a 10x Mitutoyo microscope objective will add years to my life......8^-)....but I still take time to play, and replay, your video's.

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

@@Photosbytw Surely the lady of the house would accept a doctor's letter confirming the benefits of Mitutoyo ownership.

[@Photosbytw]

@@AllanWallsPhotography HAH! She hasn't gotten over the fact that I just convinced her that I needed a 27" iMac 5k Retina monitor......

[@fazergazer]

Don’t worry, bee happy❤

[@Bobcat-1967]

The sticks are genius, my eyes are not great and on a sunny day the screen is pointless. 1000 to 1 hit rate sounds daunting but when you hit the mark its going to be rewarding.

[@michaelktori5178]

Developer made our finger nails go brown.

[@theaussiebush]

Great video - it's inspiring because I've already got some good examples of how NOT to shoot bees on my channel.

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

Well you must give us the name of your channel! It wouldn't be the Aussie Bush, by any chance?

[@theaussiebush]

@@AllanWallsPhotography Yes... The Aussie Bush... I've never been much of a camera man... I'm an audio guy!

[@AllanWallsPhotography]

@@theaussiebush All I could find was the television program by the same name. I'll look again!

[@theaussiebush]

@@AllanWallsPhotography The Aussie Bush kzbin.info/door/2-ZVaSf2Groo_NwHKxnELw

[@marklaurendet1861]

Gold Coast, on the other side of the locked covid border